What is the Proper Venue for a Utah Criminal Case?
26 Nov 2018
Venue for a Utah Criminal Case is Proper in the County Where the Crime was Committed. How do prosecutors in Utah decide where to file a criminal case, that is, how [...]
Read more What is the Proper Venue for a Utah Criminal Case?Cohabitation Must Occur at the Time of Filing the Motion to Terminate
19 Oct 2017
Scott v. Scott, Cohabitation, and Alimony In a recent alimony case, Scott v. Scott, the Supreme Court of Utah decided whether a former wife’s alimony payments were [...]
Read more Cohabitation Must Occur at the Time of Filing the Motion to TerminateAdmissibility of Polygraph Results in Utah Criminal Cases
27 Sep 2017
Polygraph Results Are the Subject of Expert Testimony Generally speaking, polygraph results are not admissible in Utah courts because they do not satisfy Utah Rules [...]
Read more Admissibility of Polygraph Results in Utah Criminal CasesModifying an Alimony Award When the Paying Spouse Retires
29 Aug 2017
How Does a Court Decide if an Alimony Award Should be Modified when A Spouse Retires? In 1975 Ronald and Paula Ann got married. Twenty-four years later they [...]
Read more Modifying an Alimony Award When the Paying Spouse RetiresDoes Checking Identification During a Traffic Stop Illegally Prolong the Stop?
9 Aug 2017
When is a Traffic Stop Prolonged? The Utah Supreme Court addressed whether cops can runs identification checks when conducting a traffic stop. In the case before [...]
Read more Does Checking Identification During a Traffic Stop Illegally Prolong the Stop?In Utah, Signal for Two Seconds Before Changing Lanes
5 Apr 2017
Signal for at least two seconds before changing lanes or get arrested. Romeo Lucero Olivarez activated his turn signal on an Interstate 15 exit ramp and in one [...]
Read more In Utah, Signal for Two Seconds Before Changing LanesNew Laws Passed by the Utah Legislature
21 Mar 2017
The following bills, related to law enforcement and criminal justice, were passed in Utah’s 2017 General Session: H.B. 381 Law Enforcement Body Camera Footage [...]
Read more New Laws Passed by the Utah LegislatureAssault Against School Employee Charges Require Knowledge
23 Feb 2017
Defending Assault Against School Employee Charges This was a case of a junior high school student’s (W.E.M.) appeal for assault against school employee, a class A [...]
Read more Assault Against School Employee Charges Require KnowledgeConcealed Weapons and Rules of Evidence
18 Jan 2017
The Utah Court of Appeals recently decided a concealed weapon case, State v. Isaacson. In October of 2013, the Draper City police received information from a library [...]
Read more Concealed Weapons and Rules of EvidenceAppointment of Counsel in Parental Rights Cases
6 Jan 2017
In the matter of C.B.S. v. J.S.D. (In re E.K.S.), 2016 UT 56, Mother gave birth to her daughter (“E.K.S.”) while she was on probation and faced additional [...]
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