This is too funny. When a Tennessee prosecutor got offended that defense attorney Drew Justice kept referring to the prosecution as “the government,” the prosecutor filed a motion to try to get a judge to rule that he couldn’t use the term “the government” anywhere because he was doing so in a derogatory manner. Rubbish, right? Well, Mr. Justice decided…
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Infographic Explaining Utah Criminal Court Process
Here’s a great infographic describing how the Utah criminal court process works from start to finish. How the criminal court process works in Utah.
Salt Lake Judge Anthony Quinn Dies After Hit By Car
Yesterday, Third District Court Judge Anthony Quinn was riding his bike up Millcreek Canyon where he was struck by an oncoming car. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. Our firm has several cases pending in front of Judge Quinn right now and we were saddened to hear of his passing. He was a good judge. He…
Utah DUI Checkpoints for the Weekend of October 18th – 20th, 2013
Ok folks, here are this weekend’s checkpoints you should be aware of. There will be two major checkpoints happening over the weekend of October 18th through the 20th, 2013. Bountiful The Utah State Parks Service will be conducting an off highway administrative checkpoint scheduled for Sunday, October 20, 2013, occurring at Buckland Flat/Ward Canyon Trailhead in Bountiful. All off road vehicles…
Utah Lawmakers Look to Lower Legal BAC Driving Limit to .05
Despite the already incredibly harsh DUI Laws in Utah, some lawmakers are considering lowering the legal blood alcohol limit from .08 to .05. Utah is already well known throughout the country as having illogical alcohol laws on the book, i.e. the Zion Curtain etc., this would surely put Utah in another odd category in the alcohol restrictions realm. Proponents of…
Presenting Evidence in a Utah Divorce Case | A Tip from Salcido Law Firm
In Utah divorce cases, and other civil litigation for that matter, there various types of motions that can be filed for relief. The most common motion for family matters is the motion for temporary orders. Temporary orders permit a client to get relief that can last throughout the proceedings until a final divorce decree has been entered. Common relief sought…
Three Reasons to Choose Salcido Law Firm for Your Utah Marijuana Case
With all of the criminal defense lawyers out there, we’d like to give you three unique reasons why you should choose Salcido Law Firm PLLC to represent you against your Utah marijuana charges. Salcido Law Firm PLLC | Marijuana Defense We actually believe you should be able to smoke weed without government interference. Yes, we really believe that. Most people…
Announcing Our New Provo Office
We are happy to announce that we have just opened our fourth office. We are now located in Utah County in Provo. 2545 North Canyon Road Provo, UT 84604 This is in addition to our offices in Ogden, Sandy, and St. George. At Salcido Law Firm PLLC we are now better able to meet the needs of our Utah County…
Abusing the Child Protective Order Statute in Utah
We recently witnessed one of the most egregious violations of parental rights we have ever had the unfortunate opportunity to witness and it stems from an bad interpretation of Utah’s child protective order statute. The Utah child protective order law allows “any interested person” to seek such an order if the child is being abused or in imminent danger of…
Registering a Foreign Order in Utah
A foreign order simply means a court order issued in another state. For example if you were divorced in Arizona, your divorce decree would be considered a “foreign order” in Utah. In order to enforce a foreign order, you first need to register it with a Utah court so the court can take jurisdiction and issue an enforcement order. This…