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Utah DUI Restricts Travel to Canada

There are many hidden consequences of a Utah DUI conviction. One of those consequences is the inability to enter Canada. I have had clients, where their case was totally dismissed, and yet they received a lot of grief trying to enter Canada. According to this web site, you do not even have to be convicted…

February 18, 2009
Utah Crime Lab Makes a Mistake in a Utah DUI Charge

I was called on the phone today by KSL News today about a story that was unfolding. A man hit and killed a UPS driver. He was charged with a Vehiclular Hommicide by the goverment. The Utah State Toxicology Lab tested his blood and came back with a result of .19. The man was in…

January 28, 2009
What do you think about Utah Field Sobriety Checkpoints?

I saw this site on the internet that asked the question, "What do you think about DUI Check Points?" The comments were interesting and people were pretty evenly split among for and against. The interesting response that was common among these people was "I don’t mind going through a checkpoint if it will just get…

January 6, 2009
Does the Intoxilyzer 8000 used in Utah DUI Arrests Make Mistakes?

A couple of years ago, the State of Utah began purchasing a new product from CMI, Inc., the intoxilyzer 8000. Utah has purchased all machines from CMI since I have been practicing law. The new 8000 intoxilyzer differs from the 5000 model in that the 8000 is a portable machine. The machine can be carried…

November 28, 2008
Utah DUI Ignition Interlock Devices

For a first time offense of DUI, normally the Courts will not impose an ignition interlock device requirement unless the person’s breath/blood alcohol content is at or over a .16. If there is a subsequent offense, the ignition interlock is mandatory. A person can be required to install the ignition interlock device if they are…

August 8, 2008
Georgia DUI Trial Attorney–Allen Trapp

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July 30, 2008
Utah DUI’s and Suppression Hearings

Many times, after being hired, I get the reports, the video, and any other evidence I can gather. I then look at that evidence to determine if there is a way to get the case dismissed as quickly as possible without going to trial. If I see an issue, I file a motion to suppress…

July 25, 2008
Utah DUIs, Face Book, and My Space

A friend of mine, an attorney, told me about a case where he went to sentencing with his client. The friend argued to the judge that his client is not a party animal and that this was a one time mistake. When he was done, the prosecutor stood up with printed photos from the client’s…

July 18, 2008
The Utah Highway Patrol made their Quota in Making DUI Arrests

The Utah Highway Patrol had 22 officers out on the weekend and made 24 DUI arrests. They made and exceeded their quota. The DUI Blitz is the modern DUI check point. Check points are generally unconstitutional unless rigorous guidelines are followed. The police don’t do checkpoints very often anymore. I wonder why? Perhaps there is…

May 26, 2008
Utah Highway Patrol Has Quotas to Make DUI Arrests

Its Memorial Day weekend for 2008. Troopers have often claimed in the newspapers and in open court that there are no quotas to make arrests. In this story below, Trooper Cameron Roden tells the news reports that the troopers are encouraged to average at least one DUI arrest per officer involved in the DUI Blitz. …

May 24, 2008