Utah Criminal Refusal Law
The recent Utah Court of Appeals decision in State v. Allen (2026 UT App 47) provides a critical lesson for both law enforcement and legal practitioners: in criminal law, the specific language used in a warrant isn’t just “legal jargon”—it is the boundary of the State’s power. While Michael Lee Allen’s conviction for failing to stop for […]
Utah DUI Attorney
The question that was presented to me the other day was, "Why should I hire a Utah DUI Attorney, rather than an attorney that does all sorts of cases?" I responded, with a question, "If you needed brain surgery, would you go to a general practitioner?" Defending DUI has become a specialty that takes years […]
Utah DUI Fatalities are the highest in the Country
Utah had the biggest increase of alcohol-related deaths in 2006 and the UHP doesn’t like that. The UHP blames it on misleading statistics. Imagine that, the statistics are misleading. "But before there is a public outcry, Utah Highway Patrol trooper Preston Raban said Utahns should know the statistics are a bit misleading." Consider the following: […]