Salt Lake City Criminal Defense When criminal charges have been filed against someone there are typically witnesses on both sides of the charges. The State will have its witnesses and the defense will have its witnesses. In Utah, there is a very strict law against trying to influence a witness to testify in a certain way. Witness tampering is a…
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Another Court Rules Against 4th Amendment Protections
4th Amendment Protections Continue to be Eroded The Fourth Amendment has yet again been assaulted and torn down by another court this past week. The Fourth Amendment was passed to protect citizens from the long arm of the state and to ensure police take proper measures without violating citizens’ privacy rights. The US Supreme Court recently expanded the scope of…
Salt Lake Man Won’t Stand Trial For Animal Torture Charge
Utah Prosecutors Must Prove a Criminal Defendant’s Mental State Each time a person is convicted of a crime, the person’s mental state must meet certain requirements. Statutes often use words such as purposefully, intentionally, recklessly, or negligently to describe the mental state required to commit a certain crime. That mental state is referred to in the law as the mens…
Supreme Court Drug Crimes Case Extends Utah Police Powers
The King Decision In Kentucky vs. King, the U.S. Supreme Court in an 8-1 decision ruled that the exigent circumstances rule applies when the police do not gain entry to premises by means of an actual or threatened violation of the Fourth Amendment. In the King case police in Lexington, Kentucky were called to investigate a suspected drug dealer. The…
In Utah Divorce Cases, Patience is a Virtue
Salt Lake Divorce Lawyer At Salcido Law Firm PLLC, our divorce lawyers have seen it all and we are familiar with just about any fact pattern that can arise in a divorce proceeding. One thing we understand well is that you, the client, are anxious to finish your divorce and get on with your life. We do everything we can…
Miranda Rights in Utah – The Interrogation Requirement
When Utah Police Interrogate a Criminal Suspect In Utah, a criminal suspect has certain rights known as Miranda rights. Such rights fall under the umbrella of the 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which recognizes the right that everyone has to no incriminate oneself. Miranda rights protect individuals against an overintrusive government. Miranda rights kick in when a criminal suspect…
Benefit of Appealing Utah Criminal Case from Justice to District Court
Penalty Cannot Be More Severe On Appeal to District Court One of the benefits of appealing your Utah criminal case from a justice to a district court is that the district court cannot impose a harsher sentence that was imposed by the justice court. This rule is set out very specifically in both statutory and case law. As discussed in…
We Can’t All Have A Royal Wedding In Utah
Prenuptial Agreements | Divorce | Utah Family Law Attorney A Royal Marriage Doesn’t Always End in a Royal Fashion This past week one could hardly turn on the TV, read a newspaper or magazine, or surf the internet without being bombarded by the British Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The whole world was in constant obsession with…
Utah Drug Crime Classifications
Controlled Substance Schedules for Utah Drug Crimes Utah is notorious for its strict drug laws. There are so many laws and so many different types of drugs that are illegal it becomes difficult keeping track. Drugs that are illegal are divided into five different schedules. Depending on the schedule that a particular drug falls under will determine the severity of…
When Child Custody Battles Go Wrong In Utah
Child Custody | Utah Divorce Lawyer Child Custody Fights Can Be Serious When people in Utah are going through a divorce, things can be very emotional. A contested divorce stirs passions and feelings that often erupt into a terrible environment for the whole family involved in the divorce. Its difficult for people to come to a consensus about alimony, child…