What Happens if I’m Arrested Over the Weekend or on a Holiday in Utah County?
Here is what you need to know about the timeline and your rights if you are arrested during "off-hours."
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Your Miranda Rights: What They Are and When They Apply in Utah
Learn when police must read your Miranda Rights in Utah and what the right to remain silent actually means. Protect your future with Morrise Thompson Foresta.
Understanding Misdemeanor vs. Felony Charges in Utah County
In Utah County, an encounter with law enforcement may ultimately boil down to one pivotal legal concept: the classification of the alleged crime. One of the most fundamental distinctions to grasp is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony…
Meet the Team – Jennifer Foresta
Welcome to the final installment of “Meet the Team!” In this post, we sit down with Jennifer Foresta to chat about her nearly two decades in criminal defense. She shares the personal motivations that led her to law, how she…
Meet the Team – Matt Morrise
Meet Matt Morrise, one of our defense attorneys and digital forensics expert.
Merger and Lesser Included Offenses: State v. Rodriguez, 2025 UT App 84
As part of our commitment to keeping our clients and the public informed about developments in Utah criminal defenselaw, our firm regularly reviews decisions from the state’s appellate courts. Understanding how courts interpret and apply criminal statutes is crucial when building…
State v. Bush, 2025 UT App 87 (Utah Court of Appeals, Filed June 5, 2025)
Summary: The Utah Court of Appeals affirmed a criminal mischief conviction, finding that the defendant waived his challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence by testifying about the property’s value and that his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel lacked merit. This…