Archive for the ‘Utah Criminal Defense Attorney Blog’ Category

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 the [...]

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 the [...]

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 hitting [...]

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, the [...]

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 person [...]

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 through [...]

Domestic Violence Call Leads to Multiple Charges Last week Sandy Police were called to a report of domestic violence and when they arrived they found that more than just the spouse had been abused. When the police arrived on the scene they found found a female victim semi-conscious on the garage floor, as they investigated [...]

Prescription Medication Can Impair You Many people are under the impression that you cannot be convicted of a Utah DUI if you are under the influence of a legally prescribed medication.  Unfortunately that is not true.  Just like alcohol, prescription medications are legal substances (so long as you have a prescription).  The problem is that [...]

The fourth amendment of the United States constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.  The US Supreme Court has said that searches without a warrant are unreasonable but the Court has created many exceptions to this rule.  The many exceptions to the warrant requirement of the fourth amendment are used by police on a daily basis.  [...]

Babka’s Law Enforcement Certification Suspended It all started when 48-year-old Beau Babka used his city-issued credit card to put $120 worth of gas in his personal vehicle. Because of this mistake Babka, a Cottonwood Heights police officer, was charged with two counts of misusing public funds, both of which were felony counts. He would latter [...]