Criminal Defense Attorney – St. George, Utah
Potential defenses for drug crimes in Utah Being accused of drug possession is a serious matter. Drug crimes may carry an element of embarrassment with them, even if the person who was accused ends up being acquitted. He or she may be required to list the charge on an employment application or disclose the event … Read more
Members of Utah National Guard in need of criminal defense Those who are accused of non-violent crimes such as fraud, identity theft or burglary may not realize how significant the punishments can be. They may mistakenly believe that because they did not cause any physical harm to anyone, that prosecutors will be lenient. This is … Read more
Federal charges for Utah man in theft of dinosaur fossil When a person is accused of a federal crime and feels there is evidence for conviction, he or she may decide to pursue a plea deal with the prosecution. Doing do usually means that the federal charges against the person are reduced and they therefore … Read more
Plea deal accepted in criminal defense in 1993 murder case When the general public hears that a defendant in a criminal case has been offered a plea deal, they often assume that the deal will drastically reduce the person’s sentence. Sometimes, accepting a plea deal can actually mean the difference between a life sentence and … Read more
Utah man facing federal charges after acquittal in state court In an interesting case, a Utah man is facing federal charges after he was already acquitted in a state court of allegedly killing of a sheriff’s deputy. Prosecutors have filed papers that charge the man with 11 different federal charges. The request for a federal … Read more
Federal law follows lead of state law in easing drug policy Attorney General Eric Holder, the man responsible for upholding federal drug law, recently stated that sentences in low-level federal drug cases should be reduced. This statement comes not long after Holder said that low-level drug offenders would not be automatically charged with offenses which imposed mandatory … Read more
Utah teacher charged with raping student pleads not guilty Earlier this month, a 34-year-old high school teacher pleaded not guilty to charges of statutory rape connected to an alleged sexual relationship she carried on with a 16-year-old student. Prosecutors say the teacher had at least three sexual encounters with the student in 2013. The specific charges filed … Read more
Proposal to change Utah DUI law kicked to the curb On Tuesday, a bill that would have changed the standard for DUI in Utah was rejected even before the proposal was formally heard. The current standard for DUI is that the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol enough that he or she … Read more
