answered on May 5, 2015
Under section 56-1-1100, a habitual traffic offender violation is a felony which carries a maximum sentence of 5 years. However, if you are able to get it reduced to something like DUS 3rd, it would only show up as a misdemeanor, but you are required to do a mandatory minimum of 6 months in... View More 
answered on May 5, 2015
Your question is difficult to answer in regarding to context. Typically, tainted evidence could be construed evidence seized as a result of a warrantless search of a person, vehicle or house. That evidence cannot be used against the person in court unless there was an exception to the warrantless... View More
answered on May 5, 2015
Typically, a person who has been sentenced in both federal and state courts but is in state custody must max out the state sentence before he will begin the federal sentence. It is my experience that the federal sentence will not be run concurrent with the state sentence. In order to get placed... View More
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