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Insights on Utah DUI law, defense strategy, and protecting your rights.
Breath Tests Thrown Out!
I have a friend in the State of Washington named Andrea Robertson. Excellent Attorney. She sent me an email this week about a huge mess that is going on in Washington. The gist of the mess is that the State Toxicology Lab staff violated ethical boundaries (lied in quality assurance affidavits), were sloppy in their […]
Utah Justice Courts
I found this article in the Ogden Standard Examiner. The opinion of the writer is one that I have heard many times. I see what the writer is talking about quite often in reference to "overly aggressive" prosecutions. We don’t seem to care what happens to people incarcerated, at least, until one of our loved […]
Arrested for DUI in Clearfield Utah?
Many of my clients get arrested right after leaving Bogey’s. The police seem to drive around the club between 11:00 p.m. to closing time waiting for people to leave. The officers will then following the citizen until the person commits a minor traffic citation. The officers then pull them over, ask how much alcohol was […]
Utah DUI Charge or just talking on your cell phone?
The first thing an officer will look at when they are "hunting" for a DUI in Utah is the driving pattern. I have had numerous cases where the officer describes somewhat of a driving pattern in states my client swerves or weaves a couple of times. Many times, my clients will tell me they were […]
Utah DUI Attorney Perspective on Friends letting Friends Drive Drunk
An article written in the Daily Utah Chronicle surfaced today regarding friends letting friends drive Drunk. The writer brings out some good points that I would like to highlight. Being convicted of a DUI in Utah carries steep criminal penalties, including revocation of your driver’s license, jail time, fines and community service. These penalties increase […]
How much can a DUI in Utah cost?
DUI’s Cost a lot. Even if you are not guilty and found not guilty, they cost a lot. The prosecutors and police officer’s know this. I had a prosecutor tell me that they would rather try the case and lose, than to dismiss a case against a man whose breath alcohol level was .06, which […]
UHP Seem Disappointed in only 6 Utah DUI Arrests
Here is a follow up to the New Years Eve post where the there were car dealerships paying cops to arrest Salt Lake City and Provo City DUI suspects. Many police worked overtime and many resources were pulled in for this cause. All the sponsored money, all the overtime paid, and all the resources used […]
New Years Utah DUI Blitz
Fox 13 reported on December 31, 2007, about the DUI Blitz and checkpoints that were going to happen around the state for New Years Eve parties. The UHP was on the "hunt" as they have called it in the past. Many different agencies provided free shuttle service to and from bars. I like looking for […]
Appealing a Utah DUI from the Justice Court
In this recent article, a form UHP Trooper appeals his conviction from a Justice Court. This is actually very common. Utah has a unique system. Class B Misdemeanors and lessor offenses can be heard in a Justice Court (municipal court, or city court). These courts have no video or record made while hearings go on. […]
New Year’s brings New Utah DUI Checkpoint in Logan
The Logan Law Enforcement is going to be doing a DUI check point this weekend according to the Herald Journal. The interesting thing is this. The article says the officers are checking for drunk drivers not be their ability to drive, not by weaving down the street, but by checking for minor things like registration, […]
Is Sentencing fair in Utah DUI cases?
I went to a sentencing hearing today. My client was found Not Guilty of felony DUI at trial. He was found guilty of interfering with an arrest. At sentencing, the state jumps up and down "WE WANT JAIL!" The interfering with arrest charge was a minor issue in the case. Most people get that charge […]
DUI Field Sobriety Video Has Some Value
A couple of years ago, a video appeared on the internet which is shown below. This has some good entertainment value and people snickered as they watched. The movie was passed through emails and links all around the web. Some believed this incident was real. While it was a staged act, the point is well […]