When most people think of the criminal justice system they envision a lowly defendant standing before an all powerful judge or magistrate who decides their fate. While it’s true that the judge does hold a lot of power over the defendant there are a couple of things that come into play before a judge ultimately gets to the point of…
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DUI Metabolite Charges in Utah
DUI Charge Without Impairment? Most people assume that to be convicted of a crime in the family of DUI or Impaired Driving you must be driving impaired. Although this may be an obvious conclusion, it is however not necessarily true. A conviction of DUI Metabolite does not require proof of impairment, but instead only requires proof of a low level…
Convicted Murderer Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
West Valley Man Is Sentenced For Killing His Father On October 31, 2010, West Valley Police responded to a 911 call and found the body of William M. Seager lying on the ground in a black garbage bag. William Chad Seager, the victims son and the person who had made the 911 call had said that he found the body…
FLDS Church Leader Fires Attorney
Warren Jeffs Wants to Represent Himself The most recent news out of Texas is that FLDS Church leader Warren Jeffs told the judge in his case that he wants to fire his attorney and represent himself. His reasons for this desire is that the attorney does not understand the facts of the case and that by defending himself “true justice”…
Utah Supreme Court Rules Appeal Moot
Juvenile Charged as an Adult In 2009, 16 year old Ricky Angilau was charged for the shooting and killing of another teen. Even though he was still a minor, prosecutors charged Angilau as an adult with murder, a first degree felony. Initially after being arrested, because of Angilau’s age, he was detained in a juvenile detention center with other teen…
Court of Appeals Reverses 2 Sentences
Utah Defense Attorney – Provo, Salt Lake City The Utah State Court of Appeals tossed out 2 sentences from the district court in St. George regarding sentencing and failing to register as a sex offender. In 2 separate cases, a St. George Judge suspended jail time for individuals who pleaded guilty to failing to register as sex offenders. Failing to…
Privileged Relationships in Utah
Utah Criminal Defense Lawyer – Privileged Relationships Many clients come to our office with pending criminal charges and judicial proceedings in which a person close to them has been asked to testify against them. Questions often arise for both defendants and potential witnesses on whether or not they can be compelled by the Prosecutor or Judge to testify against their…
Criminal Contempt
Saratoga Spring Woman Put in Jail for Recording Court Proceeding with Cell Phone Recently, in the Saratoga Springs Justice Court, a woman who has never been convicted of even the smallest crime, was put in jail for 24 hours because she was recording the court proceeding, in which her son was the defendant, with her cell phone. The woman was…