Salt Lake City, UT - Cocaine, Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 262 Months in Federal Prison

Guillermo Lopez-Casillas, age 37, of Compton, Calif., will serve 262 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.

A jury deliberated for just a few hours before finding Lopez-Casillas guilty on both counts following... More...    $0 (11-08-2017 - UT)

¶1 Dennis Gordon Rose was convicted of driving under the
influence of alcohol and other related offenses. A sheriff’s deputy
had stopped Rose after receiving a tip that a child was driving a
motorhome erratically on Old Highway 91 in Mona, Utah. The
district court denied Rose’s motion to suppress evidence arising
from the traffic stop. Rose appeals, arguing that the deputy... More...    $0 (02-26-2015 - UT)

¶1 Brent Michael Welker appeals from his conditional guilty
plea to driving under the influence (DUI). See State v. Sery, 758 P.2d
935, 938–39 (Utah Ct. App. 1988) (permitting a defendant to enter
a conditional guilty plea to preserve a suppression issue for
appeal). We affirm.
¶2 Welker challenges the district court’s denial of his motion to
suppress and its ruling t... More...    $0 (12-04-2014 - UT)

¶1 Defendant Shannon Stewart appeals her conviction for
possession or use of a controlled substance, a third degree felony,
and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor. We
affirm.
¶2 On the night of December 1, 2008, a police officer pulled
Defendant over because her taillights were not working.1 The
1. “[W]e review the record facts in a light most favor... More...    $0 (12-11-2014 - UT)

¶1 Jonna M. (Shannon) Lawrence1 appeals from a jury verdict
in favor of MountainStar Healthcare, Northern Utah Healthcare
Corporation, and St. Mark’s Hospital (collectively, Hospital). We
affirm.
Lawrence v. MountainStar Healthcare
2. “On appeal from a jury verdict, we view the evidence and all
reasonable inferences drawn therefrom in the light most favorable
to th... More...    $0 (02-21-2014 - UT)

¶1 The Sunset City Police Department fired Officer Stewart Becker for reporting for duty under the influence of alcohol. The Sunset City Board of Appeals and the Utah Court of Appeals affirmed the termination decision. We granted certiorari on two issues: (1) whether a portable breath test (PBT) result provided sufficient evidentiary support to uphold Sunset City’s decision to terminate Mr. Bec... More...    $0 (08-13-2013 - UT)

¶1 Following two incidents in 2002, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (the “DABC”) found Due South, Inc. (“Due South”) liable for three statutory violations of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. Due South appeals. Challenging, among other issues, the definition of “intoxication” as applied to Utah Code section 32A-12-216 (2001) by the DABC Commission (the “Commission”)... More...    $0 (10-10-2008 - UT)

¶1 Following two incidents in 2002, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (the “DABC”) found Due South, Inc. (“Due South”) liable for three statutory violations of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. Due South appeals. Challenging, among other issues, the definition of “intoxication” as applied to Utah Code section 32A-12-216 (2001) by the DABC Commission (the “Commission”)... More...    $0 (10-10-2008 - UT)

Deputy Kristin Jones appeals the district court’s partial denial of her motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Jones stopped Plaintiff Sherry Amundsen after observing her improperly change lanes and weave between lanes. During the course of the stop, Jones administered roadside sobriety tests and ultimately arrested Amundsen for driving under the influence. Amundsen later submi... More...    $0 (08-08-2008 - UT)

Deputy Kristin Jones appeals the district court’s partial denial of her motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Jones stopped Plaintiff Sherry Amundsen after observing her improperly change lanes and weave between lanes. During the course of the stop, Jones administered roadside sobriety tests and ultimately arrested Amundsen for driving under the influence. Amundsen later submi... More...    $0 (07-21-2008 - UT)