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Judges Find Trooper Lisa Steed Not Credible
Judges are finally starting to recognize credibility issues in Trooper Steed’s work. Judge Cutler in a this written opinion takes note that the Trooper’s testimony lacked credibility in three significant areas. www.utahduilawblog.com/uploads/file/Steed Cutler ruling.pdf First, the judge did not believe that the trooper was just on "traffic enforcement." She was staking out the place trying […]
UHP Trooper Lisa Steed Makes Wrongful Arrest
This case is very disturbing. The trooper arrested a man with a disability claiming he was DUI. In 2009, Trooper Lisa Steed reports she made 400 DUI arrests, more than any other trooper in the nation. The story states that at first, the Trooper’s Captain supporter this arrest. However, the UHP Captain […]
Get a taser shot for asking for a lawyer in a Utah DUI Stop
Taser, Should they be used in any old situation? At first glance, some people are saying the guy should have gotten out of the car. I’m wondering if this was handled by Trooper Lisa Steed in the best way. I mean, where is her back up? Why did this go from him saying I’m […]
May I help you with your DUI in Utah?
Is it worth it to hire an attorney for a DUI? This is one of the most common questions I get asked. "I mean really, what can you do for me? If I’m just going to get convicted anyway, why pay a lawyer?" My answer is simple, "Yes! You need a lawyer." No matter how […]
Do Utah Prosecutors Cheat?
I was reading an article about a case wherein a man is accused of serious robbery type crimes. An identification of the man was made by several witnesses in Court. Here is the problem. Apparently, what happened is a couple of weeks before trial, the prosecutor and officer’s met with the witnesses. They showed […]
New Utah Expungement Law
New laws came into effect regarding expungements. The eligibility requirements have changed to the detriment of many. To be eligible for expungement, the case has to be dismissed with prejudiced, meaning it cannot every be filed again. Rarely, is a case dismissed with prejudice. So it used to be that if a case was […]
Salt Lake DUI Arrests have Increased
Are Utah DUI Breath Test Machines Accurate?
Utah uses two machines that are manufactured by the same company. Both work on the same principles. The newest machine is the intoxilyzer 8000. This is the most common machine that is being used at this point because it is mobile. It can be carried in an officer’s car. Every night, in Salt Lake City, […]
Utah DUI on a Bicycle, Really???
Beware, ride with an alcohol limit at or over a .08, you can be charged with DUI. It’s true. It has happened in Vernal. The first of its kind in Utah, that I have heard. There are old cases of riding a horse while drunk. But really, a bike? I mean if a person chooses […]
Five Tips on Defending a Federal DUI in Utah
For the eight months, I have been defending a man that was accused of a DUI occurring on Hill Air Force Base. The man was exiting out of an inbound gate at 5:30 a.m. (All traffic, both lanes were inbound with no exit). The man pulled to the side and the cops arrived and smelled […]
Utah DUI Cops’ Eye Test (HGN)…Is it Valid?
The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test is a field test that officers across the nation, including Utah, use to determine whether a person is impaired. Is the test valid? The officer is not an opthamalogist and uses no scientific equipment to check a person’s eyes. He is not trained by anyone who has scientific training with […]
Top Criminal Law Blog
Attorney.org recognized Utah DUI Attorney Law Blog (www.utahduilawblog.com) as one of the top criminal law blogs on the net. The ranking seems to be alphabetized, rather than a rank of the best to worse. The link is http://www.attorney.org/criminal-law.html. Attorney.org seems like a site that reports on current legal issues, items in the news, and seems […]