Category: Criminal Defense
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State v. Canton, 2013 UT 44
How should a court determine the ordinary meaning of nontechnical terms of a statute?
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Mitigation in Utah Criminal Defense: Beyond the Question of Guilt
When the public imagines a criminal case, they often reduce it to a single question: Did the defendant do it? Yet experienced criminal defense attorneys in Utah know the reality…
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White-Collar Crimes: Power, Profit and Deceit
“Money is a cruel mistress. Pay attention to her or she will leave you for someone else.”
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State v. Pham, 2016 UT App 105
What evidence is sufficient to support a finding of serious bodily injury?
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State v. Ricks, 2013 UT App 238
Did sufficient evidence support a conviction for depraved indifference murder?
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Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984)
What must be established in a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in criminal cases?
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State v. Frausto, 2002 UT App 259
What words in jury instructions should the court offer further definition for?
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State v. Couch, 635 P.2d 89 (Utah 1981)
When must a court further define terms of common usage given in a jury instruction?
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Pink-Collar Crimes: How Trusted Employees Steal Millions
“Trust can be very expensive, especially when it is invested in the wrong person.”
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State v. Abonza, 2025 UT App 101 – Analysis
In State v. Abonza, 2025 UT App 101, the Utah Court of Appeals delivered a sharp reminder: Police need probable cause at the moment of arrest, not a prediction that…
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State v Hintze, 2022 UT App 117
This appeal involves a question of whether a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was violated after the State did not prosecute the case for over two years…
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Understanding the Rainbow of Collar Crime
When it comes to the difference between right and wrong we expect everything to be black and white. But when discussing types of crimes there is a rainbow of classifications…