Category: Criminal Defense
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Rules-Based Criminal Defense Strategy in Utah
Criminal cases are not decided on facts alone. This article explains how defense attorneys use procedural rules, evidence standards, and due process to challenge prosecutions and create leverage, even when…
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Handwriting Analysis – Legit or Junk Science?
Forensic Handwriting Analysis can be a helpful piece of evidence in a court of law. However, it is neither completely accurate nor precise. A study conducted by the FBI analyzes…
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I don’t file motions to compel. I file motions to dismiss.
I do not file motions to compel the government to provide discovery. I file motions to dismiss for not following the constitution.
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Field Sobriety Tests (FST)
In Utah you do not have to do field sobriety tests when pulled over. Field sobriety tests are designed to make you fail not to see if you’re safe to…
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Getting You the Help You Actually Need
Our criminal defense approach recognizes that legal issues often intersect with mental health, substance use, family, and work concerns. We focus on understanding the full picture and your goals.
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Supporting the Constitution
Freedom isn’t defined by power, but by process. Lawyers, like soldiers, uphold the Constitution by ensuring due process and protecting liberty one person at a time.
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Utah Specialty Courts
People with underlying mental health and addiction problems are not well served by the courts but Utah specialty courts can offer the help people need .
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Veterans Court in Utah
Veterans face unique challenges when returning home, and those struggles can lead to difficult encounters with law enforcement. With the right attorney and access to Veterans Court, real help and…
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State v. Dowhaniuk, 2025 UT App 100
The Utah Appeals Court has recently released an opinion reinstating the order for Jake Dowhaniuk to await trial on release with an ankle monitor. The original order was altered by…
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A Fellow Veteran as a Defense Attorney
Not long after I got home from Afghanistan, I was sitting on my neighbor’s porch – a fellow vet – and talking about readjusting to “normal” living. He understood me…
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Does Eating Make You Sober?
Myths and Old Wives’ Tales…. “I had a really big dinner so I’m okay to drive.” Have you ever heard someone say something like this after having “just a few”…
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Eclectic Lawyers
Does Having Eclectic Lawyers Matter? Years ago, we handled a case that hinged on an audio recording of an alleged fight. The prosecution claimed the recording captured a violent assault.…