Salt Lake City, UT
Criminal defense Lawyer at Salt Lake City, UT
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Civil Rights, Litigation
OUTCOME: All charges dismissed.
Shane filed a motion for sanctions against the prosecution for allowing the destruction of crucial video evidence and, instead of fighting the motion, the State dismissed all charges. If convicted, as ... a repeat offender, Shane’s client would have been sentenced as if he had committed a second degree felony, facing up to 15 years in prison.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty.
Shane's client allegedly threatened to hurt his daughter's caregiver in text messages and phone calls. Shane took the case to trial and argued to the jury that his client was just blowing off some stea ... m, didn't mean to convey a threat, and had no intention or ability to carry out the alleged threat.
OUTCOME: 8 cases and 11 charges dismissed.
Shane's client was facing 13 charges in 9 separate cases, including 8 felony protective order violations, one misdemeanor protective order violation, felony drug possession, misdemeanor paraphernalia p ... ossession, felony witness tampering, and misdemeanor unlawful detention. Shane negotiated a plea agreement to two charges in a single case, which will be reduced to misdemeanors upon his client's successful completion of probation.
OUTCOME: DUI dismissed. Driver license saved.
Shane convinced the prosecutor that the arresting officer illegally coerced the client to consent to a chemical blood test, the prosecutor dismissed the DUI charge, and Shane’s client ultimately paid a ... small fine for the minor traffic offense of Following Too Close.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed.
Shane filed a motion to suppress incriminating statements made by his client, which the court granted. The prosecution’s only witness ignored requests to testify at trial and, lacking any admissible ev ... idence, the prosecution had no choice but to dismiss the case.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed. Gun rights preserved.
Shane arranged for an independent attorney to advise the alleged victim of her constitutional rights, and she ultimately invoked her spousal privilege to not testify against Shane’s client, leaving the ... prosecution no choice but to dismiss the felony domestic violence case.
OUTCOME: Charge dismissed. Driver license saved.
Shane negotiated a plea in abeyance that had his client compliant with all court conditions prior to entry of the plea, and resulted in dismissal immediately upon entry of the plea, which saved the cli ... ent’s driver license.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed. Driver license saved.
Shane provided the prosecutor with evidence that showed his client was innocent, and the prosecutor dismissed the case.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed. Driver license saved.
Shane made a compelling argument challenging the court’s jurisdiction during trial, which he leveraged into a plea to reckless driving for his client while the jury was taking its lunch break. Shane’s ... client was facing his second DUI conviction, which would have cost him his livelihood due to an automatic driver license suspension of two years.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed. Professional license saved.
Shane highlighted glaring evidence and officer credibility problems during a preliminary hearing and, after the judge voiced serious concerns about the prosecution’s ability to prove its case at trial, ... the prosecution dismissed all charges.
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