Articles tagged ‘Utah Criminal Defense Attorney’

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) [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Tweet629e7811216616733ab839d08c16fcec 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 [...]

Tweet7a7da52312eadc89e22f00335368bdd9 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 [...]

Tweet2c7851909a6de07709390a0afc6ab0ae DUI and Other Crimes Have a Range of Punishments in Utah When people in Utah are charged with a crime, such as DUI, their main concern is what is the punishment going to be.  Punishments for a crime such as DUI can include a fine, jail, prison, community, lose of privileges (such a driver’s [...]

Tweetada25b55b65dbec74aedcc74f6c7615a Teresa Bassett, 59, and Leah Carson, 32, both pleaded guilty Monday in connection with a list of 1,300 supposed illegal immigrants that was released to law enforcement agencies and the public. Both women worked for the Department of Workforce Services when they allegedly compiled the list. Carson entered a guilty plea in connection with [...]

Tweet41120a1782c911fee37b99e1226ef87a 4th Amendment Protections Continue to be Eroded The Fourth Amendment has yet again been assaulted and torn down by another court this past week.  The Fourth Amendment was passed to protect citizens from the long arm of the state and to ensure police take proper measures without violating citizens’ privacy rights.  The US Supreme [...]

Tweet1297606442d7af0a8b6e6e80fa8f2280 Utah Prosecutors Must Prove a Criminal Defendant’s Mental State Each time a person is convicted of a crime, the person’s mental state must meet certain requirements.  Statutes often use words such as purposefully, intentionally, recklessly, or negligently to describe the mental state required to commit a certain crime.  That mental state is referred to [...]

Tweet46837a394def51b9dd5eb9c6c51ff601 When Utah Police Interrogate a Criminal Suspect In Utah, a criminal suspect has certain rights known as Miranda rights.  Such rights fall under the umbrella of the 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which recognizes the right that everyone has to no incriminate oneself. Miranda rights protect individuals against an overintrusive government. Miranda rights [...]