by Stone River Law | Nov 19, 2023 | Expungements
What happens once the expungement order is signed? Utah Code section 77-40a-401 controls what happens once an expungement order has been signed by the court. It sets out rules for distribution of the order by the Bureau (BCI) as well as what agency’s are...
by Stone River Law | Nov 19, 2023 | Criminal Defense
“Discovery” refers to evidence, information, and other materials that are exchanged between the parties in a pending court case. Discovery in Utah criminal cases is governed by procedural rules, statutes, and important constitutional principles of due...
by Stone River Law | Oct 18, 2023 | Criminal Defense
In February of 2023, news media outlets reported that Porcha Woodruff, a woman from Detroit, was falsely arrested for robbery and carjacking. She was arrested because facial recognition software identified her as the perpetrator. Artificial intelligence is known to be...
by Stone River Law | Sep 25, 2023 | Expungements
Utah Code Title 77 Chapter 42 establishes a white collar crimes registry that is maintained by the office of the Utah Attorney General. Section 108 governs formal registry removal proceedings. But removal can also be achieved by reducing the level of the conviction...
by Stone River Law | Sep 22, 2023 | Criminal Defense
In 2023, the Legislature enacted a new section of the Utah Code – section 76-6-106.1 governing the crime of “property damage or destruction.” This new section does not create a new crime, per se, but instead separates the offense constituting...
by Stone River Law | Sep 12, 2023 | Criminal Defense
Rule 75 of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure governs the filing of a “limited” appearance of counsel, even in criminal cases. Because there is no relevant rule of criminal procedure rule addressing limited appearances, the civil rule applies. See Utah R....
