CALL/TXT (801) 373-6345 JAKE GUNTER FREE CONSULT NEW LAW MAY 2024: If you lie to the police by stating your just ingested drugs and then they find out otherwise at the hospital, it is a Class B Misdemeanor. Lying to the police has always been a crime, but apparently people stating they just ingested… Read more »
AVOID MANDATORY MINIMUMS PRISON SENTENCES ON DRUG OFFENSES. CALL/TXT JAKE (801) 373-6345. GUNS AND DRUG DISTRIBUTION HAVE MANDATORY PRISON TERMS Effective 05/01/2024 if you are convicted of drug distribution while possessing a gun new mandatory minimum prison sentences apply. Jail is no longer an option unless you can convince the judge to deviate. Newly… Read more »
CALL/TXT VERNAL DISTRICT COURT CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY JAKE GUNTER (801) 373-6345 THE RULE is, don’t bring drugs to the Vernal District Court because you will be convicted. This is what happened to a recent defendant in Vernal, Utah. A Vernal District Court jury found him guilty of possessing drugs at the security checkpoint while going… Read more »
CALL/TXT UTAH CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY JAKE GUNTER (801) 373-6345. FREE CONSULT Not a week goes by in my contested criminal cases, that an accused states “how could anyone believe that woman.” Or, “the child’s testimony is so riddled with inconsistencies, how could any judge believe it.” “I can’t believe the judge won’t throw this out.”… Read more »
2024 UTAH SIMPLE MARIJUANA POSSSESSION LAWS. Yes. Even in 2024, simple marijuana convictions can still suspend your driving privileges. Utah has come a long way, but a recidivism finding by a judge can still suspend you for six months. See Utah Code 53-3-220. In 2024 you can’t legally smoke marijuana and edibles are illegal. Utah… Read more »
CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION OF DRUGS IN UTAH Constructive possession of drug cases are much harder to prove than direct possession of drug cases. There is no constructive possession defense if the defendant admits that the drugs were his. A lawyer can’t tell the jury something they know is false. Constructive possession drug cases have a greater… Read more »
TRAVELING THROUGH EMERY COUNTY, UTAH ON I-70? Visiting the famous Green River and pulled over with marijuana you bought legally in Colorado on I-70? Call/txt Jake Gunter at (801) 373-6345 for a free consult. Avoid court. Avoid a conviction. OUT-OF-STATE DRUG CHARGES ON I-70? Were you stopped for speeding on I-70 and charged with marijuana… Read more »
2023 YOU SHOULD AVOID HAVING YOUR LICENSE SUSPENDED FOR A SIMPLE MARIJUANA CHARGES It happened again yesterday, a client called and stated his license was suspended for 6 months and he didn’t know it. He went to court alone without an attorney. Then he got pulled over in another county and cited for driving on… Read more »
I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH UTAH AND CAUGHT WITH DRUGS ON I-15 NEAR NEPHI CITY? WHAT SHOULD I DO? QUESTION: I was travelling through Utah and got pulled over for speeding and they found marijuana. What can I do? What are all the consequences regarding my out-of-state status? ANSWER: The basics are that you must… Read more »
Millard County drug possession defense attorney has been helping people for nearly 20 years. Let Jake’s nearly 20 years’ experience work for you. Call/TXT (801) 373-6345. I-15 Utah Drug and Possession Charges: Have you been stopped on I-15 in Millard County, Utah? Did they find marijuana or other drugs? Were you just traveling through the… Read more »
