This week, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office declared the shooting and death of Daniele Willard was unjustified. Danielle Willard was a young woman who was gunned down in a parking lot in West Valley over nine months ago by two West Valley City police officers. This past Thursday, district attorney Sim Gill announced at a press conference that the…
A new study suggests younger children suffer greater impact in a divorce than older ones. Specifically, the study argues that younger children have a more difficult time establishing strong relationships with both parents then do the older kids. The research is set for publication next month in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. The study also demonstrates that children 5…
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Recently, a group of researchers at the University of Virginia conducted a study on how infants’ parental attachments are affected by custody arrangements. Specifically, the study aimed to find out how an infant’s relationship with his primary caregiver is affected when the infant spends at least one night per week away from the primary caregiver, whether that is the mother…
I-80 is a Drug Trafficking Corridor? One of the most frustrating things about law enforcement in Salt Lake City is how they treat the entire I-80 freeway as a “drug trafficking corridor.” Highway patrol, sheriff deputies, and city police all look for cars with out of state license plates or rental cars being driven by a single young male. They…
Police Departments across the state of Utah are increasingly turning to social media platforms such as facebook and twitter as a means of both tracking criminal activity and for public awareness purposes. It is not uncommon for us to hear of a story in which police were able to make an arrest after an individual boasted of their criminal activity…
One interesting study reported on by Huffington indicates couples who met online and later married may have a slightly higher rate of marriage satisfaction. This seems to fly in the face of what many people culturally believe to be true about online dating and lasting relationships. You may have seen the online dating commercials which state 1 in 3 relationships…
The Utah Expungement Act Utah’s expungment laws are found in The Utah Expungement Act (“UEA”), Utah Code 77-40-101 et seq. This year, the Legislature made some really positive changes to the UEA which will help a lot more Utahns and those convicted of crimes in Utah be able to get an expungement. The amendments took place in May. Some of…
Increased Legal Rights of Gay and Lesbian Couples It is apparent that public opinion concerning gay and lesbian marriages is changing throughout America. Though there is still a minority of states that have legalized gay and lesbian marriages, the future will probably see more states and courts legalizing such marriages. This is true especially in light of the U.S. Supreme…
Unlawful Sale to Minor Adults can’t party with minors. (That’s not really a revelation is it?) What’s interesting is that in spite of this common sense rule there are a lot of adults who drink with minors. This can range from college students who are 21 years old or older partying with college kids who are younger than 21, to…
