Sometimes prosecutors are willing to deal leniently with old cases where a person has not picked up new charges. However, as Eric points out, they...

The Courts are working on the first round of clean slate expungements. A few of us are helping validate the coding that will determine who is...

It simply means that you are all charged. Utah law assumes that cases based on the same evidence should be tried together. Sometimes, defense...

There is a motion, called a Tiedeman motion, pursuant to which a judge can dismiss a case when the prosecution or law enforcement has lost or...

When an officer gives a person a traffic citation, usually the citation directs the person to call the court within so many days. When a person...

Victims in criminal cases have a number or rights including the right to be heard and the right to be informed. Hiring an attorney is the best way...

An allegation that someone intentionally took merchandise without paying can constitute the crime of Retail Theft. Retail Theft is usually...

Unless there are other facts such as a large amount of drugs, firearms, crossing state lines, etc, allegations involving stolen cares and police...

It depends on the facts. But generally, yes. However, probable cause is a much lower standard than beyond a reasonable doubt which is required...

As stated above, get an attorney and do not talk to anyone other than that attorney about what happened or did not happen. To convict a person of...