By Greg Smith posted in Criminal Defense on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 For centuries, it was noble to be a midwife (help mothers give birth out of a hospital). Today, you can go to jail for being one. Licensing midwives is now the national trend. In fact, a midwife was recently sentenced to six months …
By Greg Smith posted in Criminal Defense on Friday, August 11, 2017 Most people who get their first speeding ticket don’t know what their options are, and unfortunately in Utah, you cannot simply “get rid of a ticket” by paying some small sum; further, in Utah traffic matters are often infractions or crimes. More often …
By Greg Smith posted in DUI on Monday, May 15, 2017 It’s official: Utah now has the toughest DUI law in the United States. Utah Governor Gary Herbert has signed a new DUI law that lowers the maximum blood alcohol limit to .05 percent. The former limit was .08. The law also applies to those …
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Simple: either 1) they don’t understand the legal system, and how lawyers are trained; or 2) they truly feel their case is so strong that they don’t have to (they will either get the case dismissed so that there will be no trial, or they will simply wipe out their opponent at trial); or 3) …
Motion to Set Aside / Vacate / Undo Judgment A motion known by many names: A motion to vacate the judgment A motion to set aside the judgment A motion to undo the judgment A motion to get rid of the judgment We often get calls that go something like this: Hi, I just had …
Okay, so you’re joyously riding your bike down the street when a four-year old – little Angela – pulls the trigger on a BB gun, which fires a BB into the street. She found the gun abandoned in a dumpster while she had been on a walk earlier that day with her dog, Shaggy. The …
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https://youtu.be/W_8Hbqdsw1E By Greg Smith posted in Criminal Defense on Friday, June 17, 2016 “Watch and listen whether it’s a good idea to represent yourself on a criminal matter. Beware of things such as upsetting the prosecutor and being charged with witness tampering. Remember, the legal system is often not intuitive. If something is simple, you …
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By Greg Smith posted in Wage & Hour Claims on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 The “fluctuating work week” can be a real headache, and I’d never suggest an employer actually use it because it could mean trouble. Employers like it because the fluctuating work week is a way of paying their non-exempt hourly employees …
By Greg Smith posted in Wage & Hour Claims on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Often an employer will tell his employees he doesn’t have to pay overtime because he pays via the “piece rate method.” This is especially prominent in the construction industry. So, if Billy gets paid $20 for every toilet he unclogs and …
By Greg Smith posted in Criminal Defense on Thursday, March 17, 2016 I often get asked the question: “Are most Utah cops honest?” My short answer is yes, but let me qualify that. They can also use trickery and deceit, but there are limits. For example, they cannot lie under oath at court. Just like …