Midvale City Justice Court - Utah Criminal Defense Lawyer
The Midvale City Justice Court is located at 655 W. Center Street in
Midvale, Utah 84047. The court is presided over by Judge
Ronald Wolthuis. Clerks for the Midvale City Justice Court
can be reached at 801-255-4234.
Stephen Howard is an experienced
criminal
defense attorney based in Salt Lake City, Utah. He
has successfully defended thousands of serious criminal cases, ranging
from aggravated murder to DUI, and virtually everything in between. If
you have been charged with a crime, you deserve to have a
seasoned and effective criminal lawyer on your side.
Under Utah criminal law, the Midvale City Justice Court has
jurisdiction to hear only class B misdemeanors and below. Charges
prosecuted in justice courts typically include
DUI,
theft,
retail
theft (shoplifting),
assault,
domestic
violence,
minor
in possession of alcohol,
possession
of marijuana,
possession
of drug paraphernalia, and traffic offenses.
Just because a justice court is restricted to hearing only these
lower-level offenses, doesn't mean that the punishments imposed are any
less real. A jail sentence
imposed by a justice court is just as effective as a sentence imposed
by a district court. A conviction for a single class B
misdemeanor in the Midvale City Justice Court is punishable by
up to 180 days in the
Salt Lake
County Jail and nearly $2,000 in fines and surcharge.
If you are facing criminal prosecution in the Midvale City Justice
Court, or anywhere in Utah,
contact
us now to schedule your initial consultation with Utah
criminal
defense lawyer Stephen Howard.

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