by Benjamin Keller | Jul 16, 2025 | Appeals Attorney, Criminal Defense, Utah Appellate Court Opinions
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 after filing charges. Facts of the Case In 2011, Hintze was convicted of attempted unlawful...
by Ariane Bredthauer | Jul 15, 2025 | Criminal Defense
Over 100 years ago the terms like “white-collar worker” and “blue-collar job” were coined to refer to types of jobs. White-collar referred to workers who were paid a salary and their jobs were performed in offices by men wearing a white collared shirt and tie. ...
by Megan Fowles | Jul 15, 2025 | Criminal Defense
Revenge Feels Good—But Only for a Moment When people think about revenge, their brains release dopamine—the same chemical linked to drugs, sugar, and gambling. That’s what James Kimmel Jr., JD, a Yale-trained scholar, calls “revenge addiction.” It feels satisfying at...
by Megan Fowles | Jul 15, 2025 | Criminal Defense
What Utah Law Says Utah Code 32B-4-403 makes it unlawful for: Individuals under 21 to purchase, possess, or consume alcohol. Anyone—regardless of age—to provide or furnish alcohol to a minor. Any person to use a fake ID to obtain alcohol. Violating this law is...
by Tyson Udy | Jul 7, 2025 | Criminal Defense
¿Qué es la autodefensa según la ley de Utah? Según el Código de Utah §76-2-402, la autodefensa está legalmente justificada cuando una persona cree razonablemente que la fuerza es necesaria para impedir el uso inminente de la fuerza ilegal por parte de otra persona....
by Benjamin Keller | Jul 7, 2025 | Appeals Attorney, Criminal Defense
In this appeal the Utah Supreme Court clarified what has been known as the “Brickey rule” stemming from the case State v. Brickey (Utah 1986). This rule is concerned with when the State may refile criminal charges after failing to establish probable cause in a...
