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That TDS DUI dropped charges case is fishy

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      Ghost of the HEB
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      The arrest report was very specific. The dude was observed weaving in and out of traffic going 75 in 35-55 zones. In his car the officer found an open container of alcohol, an empty alcohol container, and a THC vape pen. The officer made a bizarre choice to do the sobriety test back at the station. During the test, “the individual struggled on counting to 30 the first time so I offered him the test a second time with the same results,” the officer wrote. “Forensic results showed a presumptive measurable amount (of alcohol) in his system.”

      In the updated stories detailing why the charges were dropped, they state “lack of permissible evidence”; Permissible is the key word there. They did not lack evidence that the POS was endangering everyone’s lives with his reckless actions, they lacked PERMISSIBLE evidence. Something happened (one of the officers screwed something up, either intentionally or unintentionally) that made it so the evidence obtained during the arrest was unable to be used in court.

      Seeing that dude post on social media making himself sound like an innocent victim here makes me sick.

      https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp/sports/2020/3/10/21173426/byu-football-chaz-ah-you-utah-county-attorney-dui-reckless-driving-eagle-mountain-lds-mormon?__twitter_impression=true

      https://www.cougarboard.com/board/message.html?id=23316078&tab=top10

    • #121741
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      UteThunder
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      I can understand dropping the DUI charge, but the speeding, reckless driving, and even the open container charges all seem pretty straight forward and wouldn’t be dependent on BAC or FST.

      Just guessing here, but this looks like a case of a prosecutor looking for a reason, any reason, to drop the charges.

      • #121756
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        utefansince79
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        Not to mention the THC vaping pipe that was found in the vehicle.

         

    • #121742
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      sweetgrass
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      how many DUI’s get dropped? 1 out of 100. Kid definitely got a break. I’m ok with a 1st time offender getting some extra leeway.

      However, if this were a Ute, the state legislature would be getting involved, there would be opinion pieces printed in the newspapers and Utah county would run out of pitchforks and torches.

    • #121745
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      MontanaUte
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      Well when the DA prosecutor is a graduate from law school at TDS, its easy to look the other way. Also his wife is a professor at the school too. Can we all say home cooking.?

    • #121748
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      jamarcus24
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      Looking forward to the redemption story coming in the fall of 2021.

    • #121749
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      Yesterday, my cat ate a whole watermelon.

    • #121752
      Tony (admin)
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      Sounds like the officers made a mistake, like not reading him his rights or something.  

      • #121757
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        Central Coast Ute
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        They don’t need to mirandize him unless they are interrogating him. In almost all DUI cases, you don’t need to mirandize them because you don’t need to ask any questions after an arrest has been made.

    • #121758
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      UTEMAN
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      Hey haven’t you heard.  What ever happens in Utah County, stays in Utah County.

      Rug lift, sweep, sweep.

    • #121778
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      PlainsUte
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      If there was a woman in the car with him she’d be reported to the Honor Code Office.

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