Will my Driver’s License be suspended if I get a DUI in Utah?
Diver’s license issues are one of the most common concerns people have when they are charged with DUI. It is important that you understand the importance of acting quickly to save your license if you...
View ArticleWill the Court suspend my Driver’s License in my DUI case?
The results of the Utah Driver License Division (DLD) can have a great influence on what happens to your driver’s license when you resolve your court case. Depending on what happened at the DLD, you...
View ArticleOrlando Police Officer Arrested for DUI; Becomes Belligerent
An off duty Orlando Police Officer, Sean Gilhuly, was arrested Sunday for DUI and Criminal Mischief. A witness called 911 when a white Ford Explorer sat through two green-light cycles. The caller...
View ArticleIf Justin Bieber had been arrested for DUI in Utah…
If you haven’t heard yet: Justin Bieber was arrested early this morning in Florida for DUI. You can find officer Medina’s account in the police report here. According to police, Bieber was observed...
View ArticleAAA Utah Offers Free Tipsy Tow for Super Bowl Sunday 2014
With the 2014 Super Bowl approaching everybody is preparing for a weekend of relaxing and parties. The Utah Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies are preparing as well. With the high...
View ArticleLegislator Seeks to Tighten Utah DUI Laws
Utah Legislator Lee Perry has introduced a bill in Utah that would make it illegal to operate a vehicle while impaired to the slightest degree by any substance. Currently, the law prohibits DUI in...
View ArticleUtah Drivers Beware—Some of What You’ve Been Told About the New Texting Law...
Most Utah drivers are aware by now that the latest version of Utah’s Distracted Driving law goes into effect today. But the news story you heard or the article you read may have set you up to get a...
View ArticleHave you ever domestic violenced someone? I’ll bet you have.
I’m pretty sure that most of the people in Utah reading this article have committed domestic violence, and here’s why. When I was a prosecutor handling domestic violence cases, a young woman charged...
View ArticleCitizen’s Arrests in Utah
I’m not a police officer – could I actually arrest someone? Usually when I think of a citizen’s arrest, I think about those bad movies or comedy skits where some unlikeable gomer (think Dwight Schrute)...
View ArticleDon’t even think about getting to 2nd base without a signed, notarized...
‘No’ means ‘No!’ — but what means ‘yes’? When I was in my law school criminal law class and we were talking about rape, the professor asked, “Where is the line between consent and lack of consent? Does...
View ArticleUtah is not exactly District 12, but…
Mockingjay – Part one, the third movie in the Hunger Games trilogy is coming out next week, so what could be better than a blog post showing how Utah is just like District 12? Well, maybe not exactly...
View ArticleRevenge Porn: Not a Good (or Legal) Holiday Gift
So you have these pictures of your ex . . . you know the ones. Now that the good times are over, you’re wondering what you can do with them. It would be so satisfying to indulge that basic human urge...
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