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What is a Cooperation Agreement? In criminal cases prosecutors will often charge a notable defendant with count after count of felonies in order to persuade that defendant to help the state get to bigger fish. They threaten the smaller fish with a lifetime of...
Under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a defendant may not be retried for the same offense once jeopardy has attached. Many people have a fundamental understanding that they can only be tried for the same offense once. If your acquitted by a jury, the...
Most people realize one of their fundamental constitutional rights under the U.S. Constitution includes a right to an attorney when charged with a crime. What some people may not realize is when such a right takes effect. This does not mean in most cases you are...
The charge of interfering with an arresting officer, or resisting arrest, is an all too common charge in Utah that is often not justified. While many police officers do a great job of managing their conduct with suspects, some rotten apples are quick to lose their...
Presence of the Drug does not Equal Impairment At first glance, the question that constitutes the title of this post may seem like a question with a simple answer, but it’s not. When one really looks at the question in the context of a driving under the influence of...
If you have been charged with a crime in St. George Utah, there are a number of things to expect. If you are charged with a more serious crime such as any felony, you will most likely be arrested and booked into the Washington County Jail. A bail amount will be set...
What is Lewdness? Lewdness is when a person exposes his genitalia or other privates areas, masturbates, or commits some kind of sexual act in the presence of another knowing that such actions will likely cause affront or alarm to the other person. For example, simply...
Like most of the rest of the state Utah, St. George, Cedar City, and all of Southern Utah in general are tough on prosecuting underage drinking. Alcohol sales and consumption have risen steadily in Utah over the past several years so it is no big surprise more...
Authorities raided a huge marijuana field this week in Iron County located about 30 minutes from the Right Hand Canyon Road in Cedar Canyon. Last week, Utah Highway Patrol stopped a vehicle and received a tip about the marijuana fields. The tip turned out to be good...
On Wednesday night a car was broken into and an iPad and a wallet were stolen. Once the theft was realized the police were called but no suspects were initially identified. However, with the help of the victim police were able to monitor purchases on the stolen credit...