If you've been accused of committing a crime in Utah, your criminal defense attorney can demonstrate your innocence to a judge or jury and show that you are not responsible. Far too many people are lying on their backs in a 6×8 cell and do not belong there. Many times this is due to the fact that they weren't represented by an expert attorney who is experienced in criminal defense or their attorney simply didn't have a passion for keeping them out of the overpopulated and ineffective prisons. Understanding the law and knowing what defenses have worked in the past are keys to allowing you to walk freely out the courthouse doors. Your attorney will start with the basics of criminal responsibility. First, he will assess whether your conduct was, in fact, prohibited by law or if there was some element within your actions that causes you to be exempt from prosecution. Then, he will demonstrate why you shouldn't be held responsible for any act that transpired. Utah Criminal Code states that a person is not guilty of an offense unless "the person acts intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, with criminal negligence, or with a mental state otherwise specified in the statute defining the offense." Don't become another number within the Utah legal system. If you've found yourself in times of trouble, give your Utah attorney a call so he can start preparing your defense and keep the blue skies overhead.
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