How Crimes of Moral Turpitude Affect One’s Immigration Status – Utah Criminal Defense and Immigration Lawyer Many nonresident immigrants do no understand the consequences of committing a crime, no matter how insignificant, on one’s immigration status. Federal law makes anyone who has committed a crime of moral turpitude inadmissible to gain resident status. Such persons will also likely be deported. …
Alcohol’s Relationship to a Utah DUI Everyone knows that a DUI, or drunk driving, is caused by alcohol impairment, but it is important to understand how alcohol affects the body so that you can better understand a DUI. A good Utah DUI lawyer, like those at Salcido Law Firm, will understand all aspects of DUI defense, including the science behind…
Utah Recognizes Two Spousal Privileges Privilege Against Forced Testimony In Utah there are two recognized spousal privileges. The first is found in the Utah Constitution, specifically in article 1 section 12. That section provides that a husband cannot be compelled to testify against his wife and a wife cannot be compelled to testify against her husband. The privilege of not…
Craigslist Removes Adult Services Access For the past several months, Craigslist has been battling local, state, and federal authorities over its “adult services” sections on its websites. Many law enforcement agencies have argued that Craigslist was complicent in, promoted, and facilitated prostitution and internet sex crimes through its adult services links. Much of the attention over Craigslist’s adult services section…
What is the Principle of Criminal Lenity? There is a long standing principle in Criminal Defense that if a new law is passed which reduces a criminal penalty that a criminal defendant gets the benefit of that law so long as he has not been sentenced. This means that if you are charged with a third degree felony in January. …
Utah Spice Defense Lawyer Serving the Wasatch Front and Beyond Well not long after we posted this, Utah County decided to make spice illegal in the unincorporated portions of the county. Another example of Big Brother trying to protect us from ourselves. At Salcido Law Firm we are criminal defense lawyers who are very experienced in drug crimes defense, whether…
Utah Theft Defense Theft is a very common crime in Utah and requires a Criminal Defense like the attorneys at Salcido Law Firm. The type of theft defense that you have will greatly determine whether your case will be dismissed or your charged lowered. We are experienced Utah theft defense attorneys. We handle all misdemeanor and felony theft offenses and…
Choosing the Right Lawyer for Your Case I often have friends and family members ask me what they should look for when choosing an attorney to represent them in a given field. For purposes of this post, I discuss how to choose the right criminal defense lawyer to ensure you get the best possible representation on your case. It is important to…
What is “Spice”? There has been some recent buzz in the media outlets about “spice” which some Utah police are classifying as a new recreational drug. Spice is a mixture of herbs, most of which are used as medicinal herbs, with herbal synthetic cannabinoids. Cannabinoids occur naturally in the human body and are produced by the human nervous system. Cannabinoids…
The Effect of Mouth Alcohol on Breathalyzers The most common way that Utah police agencies are able to gain their probable cause for making a DUI arrest is through the use of a breathalyzer. Utah law enforcement uses the Intoxilyzer 8000 as their machine of choice, but is such a machine flawless? The answer is a simple no. A breathalyzer’s…
