Domestic Violence Cases
November 22, 2011
One of our lawyers represented a criminal defendant in the Salt Lake District Court on Domestic Violence charges including Assault. Our lawyer negotiated a dismissal of all charges.
November 21, 2011
A lawyer from the Zabriskie Law Firm represented a criminal defendant in the Riverton City, Utah Justice Court. Our client was facing misdemeanor Domestic Violence Assault charges. Our lawyer negotiated a dismissal of two separate misdemeanor charges.
November 15, 2011
A lawyer from our office represented a criminal defendant in the Utah County Justice Court. Our lawyer negotiated dismissal of misdemeanor two misdemeanor charges for Domestic Violence in the Presence of a Child and a single misdemeanor count of Disorderly conduct. Our client pleaded guilty to reduced misdemeanor charges of Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct.
November 2, 2011
An attorney from our firm represented a criminal defendant in the American Fork, Utah District Court. Our attorney negotiated a deal that removed the Domestic Violence designation from the misdemeanor charge of Criminal Mischief. Our lawyer also negotiated no jail. Getting rid of the domestic violence reference allows our client to continue lawfully possessing firearms.
October 24, 2011
Our defense team represented a criminal defendant in the American Fork District Court. Our lawyers negotiated dismissal of misdemeanor domestic violence charges for Criminal Mischief and DV in the Presence of a Child. Our lawyers also negotiated a plea in abeyance with a no contest plea to the remaining misdemeanor charge of Electronic Communication Harassment. No conviction will enter and the Communication Harassment charge will be dismissed after twelve months of good behavior.
October 19, 2011
An attorney from our criminal defense team represented a criminal defendant in the Wasatch County, Utah Justice Court on a misdemeanor Domestic Violence Assault charge. Our lawyer negotiated a deal omitting the domestic violence designation and entry of a plea in abeyance to a misdemeanor Assault. As a result of this deal, our client was able to preserve his right to possess weapons.
October 5, 2011
A lawyer from our firm represented a criminal defendant in the Lehi City, Utah Justice Court on misdemeanor Domestic Violence charges. Our lawyer negotiated a dismissal of charges.
October 5, 2011
One of our defense attorneys represented a criminal defendant in the Springville City, Utah Justice Court facing a misdemeanor domestic violence charge for Assault. Our attorney negotiated a reduction to a non-domestic violence related class C misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct. Because of the reduction our client did not go to jail and he is not restricted from possessing firearms.
October 3, 2011
A lawyer from our criminal defense team represented a client the Utah County Justice Court on misdemeanor charge of misdemeanor domestic violence of Assault, Criminal Mischief, and Interruption of a Communication Device. Our lawyer negotiated a dismissal of all charges upon evidentiary grounds.
August 15, 2011
Our criminal defense lawyer represented a client in the Tooele, Utah Justice Court on charges of a Domestic Violence Assault on his daughter. There were two additional charges of Domestic Violence in the Presence of a Child. Our criminal attorney negotiated a reduction to a single Class C Misdemeanor, which was held in abeyance. No conviction will appear on our client's criminal record as a result of the plea deal.
August 11, 2011
We represented a client in the Draper City, Utah Justice Court. Our client was accused of committing a Domestic Violence related Assault for hitting his wife in the face. Our criminal defense attorney negotiated a plea in abeyance to a reduced charge of Class C Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct. No conviction will ever appear on our client's criminal record and the case will be dismissed after six months.
August 3, 2011
In the Harrisville City, Utah Justice Court one of our defense attorneys negotiated a plea in abeyance for a client accused of Domestic Violence Assault for shoving his ex-girlfriend. No conviction will appear on his record and the charge will be dismissed after only nine months. Thirty days after dismissal our client will be eligible for a full expungement of the case.
July 19, 2011
A lawyer with our office represented a criminal defendant in the Pleasant Grove City, Utah Justice Court. He was originally charged with a misdemeanor for Reckless Driving and three Domestic Violence related offenses. Our criminal defense attorney negotiated a deal involving guilty pleas to two misdemeanor charges (none of which were domestic violence related), and no jail. With this agreement our client avoided having any firearm restrictions placed on him.
July 19, 2011
In a Salt Lake City, Utah District Court case our defense team secured a dismissal for a client accused of a 3rd Degree Felony for Violation of a Protective Order.
July 11, 2011
Our office negotiated a reduction to two Class C Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct offenses from Class B Misdemeanor offenses for
Domestic Violence
Assault and Domestic Violence in the Presence of a Child. By virtue of this reduction our client avoided any jail time and also avoided the firearm restrictions that come with a domestic violence conviction. The case was filed in the Orem City, Utah Justice Court.
July 6, 2011
We represented a man in the West Valley City Justice Court (State of Utah) where he was charged with seven counts ranging from Domestic Violence Assault to Domestic Violence in the presence of a child. All of the charges stemmed from an argument that turned physical between him and his mother. We negotiated a dismissal of five counts and an agreement to hold the remaining two counts in abeyance for a period of twelve months, followed by a full dismissal of charges. By way of this agreement our client should be eligible for a full expungement only thirteen months from the date he entered into the abeyance agreement.
June 28, 2011
We negotiated a plea to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct for a client who was accused of domestic violence assault and domestic violence criminal mischief in the Wasatch County Justice Court. With this reduction we managed to preserve our client's right to possess firearms.
June 28, 2011
We worked out a plea in abeyance deal for a client in the Clearfield Justice Court where he had been charged with 3 domestic violence related offense: assault, criminal mischief, and; domestic violence in the presence of a child. Our agreement included total dismissal of the assault and plea in abeyance on the other 2 counts. This deal preserves our client's conviction free record and also protected him from having a permanent firearm restriction.
June 14, 2011
Davis County Justice Court; negotiated a deal dismissing charges of Domestic Violence and Domestic Violence in the Presence of a Child in exchange for our client entering a plea to Criminal Mischief with no jail.
June 6, 2011
In the Orem City Justice Court our criminal defense team negotiated a plea in abeyance deal for a client who was accused of three domestic violence related misdemeanor offenses. Ultimately he plead to a single count of criminal mischief which was held in abeyance, and to be dismissed after 12 months of good behavior. Due to the guilty plea being held in abeyance he will not become permanently restricted from possessing a firearm, and he will not go to jail.
2011
Acquittal of a criminal defendant accused of assaulting his wife by punching her in the back, then taking her cell phone away so that she could not call the police on him.
2011
Acquittal of a criminal defendant accused of assaulting his wife by throwing her against walls and on the floor causing multiple bruises, and also unlawfully detaining his wife.
2010
Full acquittal of criminal defendant accused of grabbing and breaking the finger of his girlfriend in a domestic assault incident.
2010
Full acquittal by jury of a criminal defendant accused of domestic violence assault in the presence of a child.
2009
Full acquittal by jury of a criminal defendant accused of repeatedly sodomizing his pre-teen son.
2008
Acquittal by jury of a man accused of first degree felony aggravated burglary and domestic violence in the presence of a child after entering the home of his estranged wife and assaulting her.