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 »
SIMPLE DRUG POSSESSION WILL SUSPEND YOUR LICENSE Any drug conviction in Utah committed while driving will suspend your license for 6 months. The sentencing court has limited to no discretion to not suspend your license or to shorten the suspension period. There are no limited licenses available where you license is suspended due to… 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 Can be Drug Paraphernalia in Utah? In Utah drug paraphernalia is what the jury says is drug paraphernalia. The technical, statutory wording of what constitutes drug paraphernalia in Utah reads: 58-37a-3. “Drug paraphernalia” defined. As used in this chapter, “drug paraphernalia” means any equipment, product, or material used, or intended for use, to… Read more »
