Archive for the ‘Utah Criminal Defense Attorney Blog’ Category

Tweet0c1951f80bc6bb8c6ef2f165ff6dbeb0 Juvenile Criminal Rights in Utah The old adage of kids will be kids has changed over the past 50 years.  More and more older children and teenagers are viewed with a suspicious eye from the older members of the community.  Many believe that minors are up to no good and think that a pack [...]

Tweet13cf771fccb4595c22caf87c3e23982a A Salt Lake City criminal defense attorney at Salcido Law Firm can represent you in any type of criminal matter. If you have been charged with a felony or misdemeanor crime, call us today at 801.413.1753. Whether you are facing a lower offense such as retail theft, marijuana possession, DUI, domestic violence, or assault, [...]

Tweet398253dc4371f5e710aea2f032582805 On Christmas Eve a Sandy woman that was being kept against her will and abused by her boyfriend was able to sneak a computer into a closet and send out a distress signal on Facebook. The message read “Hello, Is anyone out there? I am having a serious problem and me and (my son) [...]

Tweeta945e70580295fc3b16d9983a51994c2 Drunk Driving With Children Just when you thought the penalties associated with a Utah DUI could not get any worse it does.  A first time DUI offense can result in over a thousand dollars worth of fines, having to use an interlock device on your car for months even years, becoming an alcohol restricted [...]

Tweet6706d5c1e216ab976e0856e3c58aa1d6 Highway Patrol Seizes Large Amounts of Cash Believe it or not if someone carries large amounts of cash, say more than $10,000.00, the Utah Highway Patrol can seize the cash from a driver and the district attorney or United States attorney can commence criminal proceedings against the holder of the cash on grounds that [...]

Tweet70ace002d084bc63ed51937bc3fe4dd3 Recently, the Utah media has been swarming with reports of a U of U professor who was caught viewing child pornography while on a plane. Grant Smith, was found watching child pornography on a school-purchased laptop while on a flight to Boston. According to Boston prosecutors there were 66 images of child pornography on [...]

Tweet6c250fdc1fcf944053074f22df2bd370 Kidnapping Attempt Near Trax Station Last night a 42-year-old woman was leaving the Ballpark Trax Station when a man pulled up in a SUV and offered her a ride. The woman accepted the offer and got into the vehicle. The man propositioned a sexual relationship which the woman refused and the man then began [...]

Tweetccc2b033297086f197e486c9085b47a8 If you are facing a criminal mischief charge in Utah, you are entitled to representation by a defense attorney. Many people make the mistake of going to court on these charges without any representation. While criminal mischief may sound like a smaller offense which may be resolved without a Salt Lake City criminal defense lawyer, [...]

Tweetb1ec593b64a002c3474631dcdb99d60c Stay Out of Jail With a Lawyer Most people in Utah charged with a crime are primarily concerned with staying out of jail.  Being sentenced to jail affects an individual’s life in many different ways.  Family life is disrupted, there is a negative societal stigma associated with jail, and job security is threatened.  A [...]

Tweetabc158d88c5b12dc4415bc70b115be71 Drug Stops in Utah Utah has a couple of interstate highways that are considered by law enforcement and many judges to be “drug pipelines.”  Specifically, I-80 and I-70 are considered drug pipelines and are monitored by patrolled heavily by Utah Highway Patrol.  I-80 runs through the north central portion of Utah and goes right [...]