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  • Mexican Hat is a small town in southeastern Utah near the Navajo reservation. This Wednesday, April 24th a Utah police officer was arrested by the Navajo police department on the suspicion of Driving Under the Influence.   Mexican Hat Rock Utah, United States of America According to Fox News: Several people called to report an impaired driver on US 163 around 8:40 p.m. that night.[...]

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    Utah's new DUI Law dropped the BAC (blood alcohol concentration) level from 0.08% to 0.05% in January of this year. I have posted about the new law several times. The Utah Highway Patrol recently released some statistics from January of this year regarding the 0.05% DUI Arrests.   According to the Deseret News: A total of 844 people were arrested for investigation of DUI in January,[...]

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    Hours after being released from jail a man from Payson, Utah crashed his own plane into his own home. Duane Youd, 47 had been arrested for domestic violence against his wife Sunday night. He was released on bail early Monday morning and returned home to get some things. An hour later he crashed his Cessna 525 Citation Jet into his home. His wife and son were in the home at the time.  [...]

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    A woman in South Carolina was pulled over early August, 9th for driving 64 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. When the officer pulled her over they could tell that she had been drinking and suspected her for DUI. The police officer conducted three sobriety tests. The woman, Lauren Elizabeth Cutshaw blew a 0.18 BAC three times over the 0.08 legal limit in South Carolina. The police [...]

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    There's two things that Utah Police Officers can do after arresting and citing someone for DUI. 1. They can put the person in handcuffs and take them to jail. 2. They can call someone to come and pick up the DUI driver and take them home. It all comes down to the arresting officers discretion. And whether or not they see the drunk driver as public safety risk. The spokesman for the North [...]

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    Alex Wubbel, the University of Utah Nurse who was arrested after she refused to cooperate on the illegal blood draw without a warrant has reached a settlement with the Salt Lake City Police Department. The agreement will pay Wubbels $500,000 and settle all possibilities of legal action concerning the arrest.   I posted a couple weeks ago that the cop, Jeff Payne who requested the illegal[...]

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    Many people wonder when a police officer can search their vehicles. In Utah and across the rest of the country, police are limited to when they can search someone's car. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protects people from unlawful search and seizures. Police must have your permission, a search warrant or a valid reason to search your vehicle or your constitutional rights will be [...]

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    A man from Utah was arrested for his part in a conspiracy that focused on the transportation of marijuana, and he was recently sentenced by a judge. He will be going to a federal prison, and he will have to spend 18 months behind bars. According to reports, the plans would have been transnational, indicating that they would have crossed country borders, as well as state borders. In the end, the[...]

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    Those who have been arrested for or accused of domestic violence in Utah may be served with a protection order. This is a court order that must be requested by the alleged victim or petitioner in a domestic violence case. There are two types of protection orders in Utah.     The first is a temporary protective order. This is issued if a judge believes that someone requires [...]

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    Many people who are arrested in Utah on drug charges are eligible for drug court. However, there are strict guidelines that must be followed in order for a drug charge to be wiped away. Further, not every drug charge even qualifies for drug court in Utah. Below, you'll find some basic information on Utah drug courts that can help you determine if this is a viable option for your case. What is [...]

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