Disorderly Conduct in Utah Criminal Charges Have to Be Statutorily Defined in Utah Criminal charges in Utah must come from a state statute detailing what the offense is and its resulting punishment. There must be a law prohibiting specific actions on the books for a Salt Lake prosecutor or other Wasatch Front prosecutor to charge a suspect with a crime. …
Utah Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Defendant The Utah Supreme Court can rarely please everyone. The Court often decides heated issues that will make some happy and others upset. This trend continued this week with a new ruling by the Court that makes prosecutors unhappy while making a Utah criminal defense lawyer rejoice because criminal defendants are ensured more…
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…
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…
Post Marital Agreements in Utah Over the past few weeks we have received numerous phone calls and emails about post marital agreements in Utah. It seems more and more people throughout the state are turning to post marital agreements as a means of resolving marital issues prior to seeking divorce or separation. We receive many referrals from other attorneys because…
Utah Domestic Violence Defense Lawyer Domestic violence charges can carry potentially severe penalties. It is important for anyone facing these types of charges to consult with a Utah domestic violence defense lawyer as soon as possible. The degree of charge can vary depending on a number of issues such as the severity of injuries sustained by the alleged victim in…
Today the Utah Court of Appeals issued a decision ruling that anonymous informants need not identify the crimes they witness with any specificity. In Salt Lake City vs. Keith Street the Mr. Street appealed from his conviction for DUI after the trial court denied his motion to suppress evidence. In Mr. Street’s case a woman who was at Liberty Park…
Premarital Counseling | Divorce | Utah Family Law Attorney Utah Family Law Attorneys Are Busy Most people in Utah are aware that the divorce rate is high in the Salt Lake area and the rest of the state. With nearly have half of all marriages ending in divorce, many people believe the institution of marriage is threatened. The high divorce…
Arrests | Marijuana Possession | Utah Criminal Defense Different Ways to Be ‘Arrested’ There are two kinds of arrests. There is the non-custodial citation arrest and the full custody arrest. Both types of arrest require probable cause, but the citation arrest is usually used for minor offenses such as traffic crimes or possession of drug paraphernalia. Utah and its cities…
Child Custody Dispute in Utah – Criminal Tactic A Provo woman was arrested this week on charges of sexually abusing her young daughter as a tactic in a child custody dispute. The woman allegedly sexually injured the poor girl so that she could blame it on the girl’s father and thereby gain custody of the daughter. The woman allegedly reported…
