More controversial facts and allegations are surfacing in the Lisa Steed scandal. The former Utah Highway Patrol officer is accused of wrongfully arresting hundreds of Utah residents for drunk driving. One attorney is pushing a class action lawsuit against Steed and the state. He alleges that Steed routinely violated police protocol and that her supervisors …
Being on parole in Utah is difficult and man individuals on supervised release often feel unfairly targeted by police officers. One Utah man was recently able to suppress evidence of drugs that police officers found in his car during a traffic stop. The Utah Supreme Court found that police officers unreasonably extended the length of …
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Authorities have charged a 33-year-old Sandy man for allegedly running and underground bar out of his garage. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the man was charged with running a business without a license, which is class B misdemeanor that carries up to six month in jail. The man also faces a potential fine of …
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The Utah Court of Appeals recently upheld the drunk driving conviction of a woman who caused a car accident in Lehi. The woman was allegedly driving the wrong way on State Street during a snow storm when she crashed into a car containing a couple. The couple was severely injured and had to be hospitalized. …
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The Utah Supreme Court recently affirmed a man’s conviction of methamphetamine possession by finding that a deputy did not improperly extend the duration of the man’s detention during a traffic stop. Every Utah resident has a constitutional protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. This right is implicated during traffic stops in which police officers will …
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A Utah Highway Patrol Officer with a prolific history of making drunk driving arrests recently admitted to violating department policies during traffic stops. The details of the November 2010 traffic stop and reprimand were admitted last week in court in connection with another case. The defense attorney in Tuesday’s proceeding says that the officer also …
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