What is an Enhanceable Criminal Offense in Utah? Enhanceable offenses are anything the Utah Legislature says they are. Enhanceable offense are when you are already convicted of an enhanceable offense and you are convicted of same offense again within the applicable look back period. Common look back periods can be five or ten years, but… Read more »
Bluffdale, Utah Criminal Defense Attorney Jake Gunter has been advocating for the accused for nearly 20 years. Let his experience work for you if you have a Bluffdale City Justice Court case. Types of Cases in the Bluffdale City Justice Court. DUIs. A very common criminal charge that carries mandatory licensing suspension and jail time. … Read more »
No. And No. Emphatically You Should Not Do a Police Interview Without an Attorney Present. As a general rule, you should not give a police interview without a Utah criminal defense attorney present. You should exercise your Utah and Federal Constitutional rights to counsel and to remain silent. 99 percent of people interviewed by police… Read more »
UTAH COUNTY CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY–JAKE GUNTER Payson, Utah Criminal Defense Attorney Jake Gunter has been advocating for the accused for nearly 20 years. Let his experience work for you if you have a Payson City Justice Court case. Payson is a smaller town located just East of I-15 in Utah County. The 2020 census population… Read more »
Question: Can I get convicted of criminal charges based solely on the verbal accusations of one person against me? Answer: Yes. It happens every day. People who are accused of crimes are always astounded, amazed and mesmerized that one person can make a simple oral accusation against them and have that form the basis for… Read more »
Utah Wildlife / DNR / Poaching Criminal Defense Attorney–Jake Gunter (801) 373-6345 Utah’s Wildlife Resources Code has 19 chapters and covers a lot of matters, including mandatory jail time, mandatory restitution and the impacts on first time offender programs on your hunting license to name a few. Here are some major traps and highlights… Read more »
Being sentenced consecutively versus being sentenced concurrently has huge ramifications on how long you will be in jail or prison. Here are the basic rules of concurrent versus consecutive sentencing in Utah you should be aware of. Definitions. Concurrent Sentencing. Concurrent sentencing means that all other convictions that you are currently serving, about to serve… Read more »
UTAH FIREARM AND WEAPON CHARGES DEFENSE ATTORNEY–JAKE GUNTER. CALL/TXT(801) 373-6345. Utah Gun Charges are taken very seriously by prosecuting attorneys. The use or presence of firearms, knives or other dangerous weapons can enhance the severity of your charges. Getting gun charges dropped can often mean the difference between prison and jail. Types of Utah Gun… Read more »
WHAT HAPPENS IF I PLEAD GUILTY TO A VIOLENT CRIME? CAN I EVER GET IT EXPUNGED IN UTAH? Utah has very liberal expungement laws. But there are some limits on what types of Utah criminal convictions you can expunge. UTAH CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS YOU CAN NEVER EXPUNGE: The basic list of criminal convictions you can’t expunge… Read more »
UTAH WILDLIFE CODE VIOLATIONS CAN SUSPEND YOUR UTAH HUNING AND FISHING PRIVILEGES. Any conviction or violation of the Utah Wildlife Resources Code of Utah can result in your Utah hunting and fishing privileges being suspended. BASIC HUNTING/FISHING LICENSE SUSPENSION RULE. The basic law suspending your Utah hunting or fishing privilege is found at Utah… Read more »
