The JCAT team is kind of like a SWAT team.  They typically surround a house en masse, quietly, and quickly.  Some of our clients who have been arrested by the JCATs have reported that they showed up out of nowhere.  They are decked out in military gear, body armor, and lots of fire power.

If you have an outstanding felony warrant in Utah County, chances are you will get a  visit from the JCATS.  Once they pick you up you will be taken to the Utah County jail in Spanish Fork.  There you will be booked and held until you have a court hearing, which should be given within 72 hours of being picked up.  When you are booked into jail you will probably be given an initial bail amount.  If you do not bail out on the initial bail amount you can request a bail hearing with the court.  At your bail hearing the judge will determine what your bail amount should be.

If you have an outstanding warrant in Utah County, you should give us a call.  In most instances it will fair better for you if you take care of the warrant rather than having the JCATs take care of it for you.  The best way for you to take care of the warrant is to get a Provo criminal defense lawyer from our firm on your case.  We may be able to get the warrant recalled or at least stave off the JCATs until we can get into court for a warrant hearing.  Call us at 801.800.8246 for a free consultation.

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Yesterday the United States Supreme Court issued a decision, called Kentucky v. King, which the Provo police and other Utah County law enforcement agencies are sure to use to their advantage…but to the chagrin of Provo and Utah County residents.

You see in the King case the Supreme Court basically gave Provo police and law enforcement throughout Utah and the United States carte blanche to bust down doors of the homes of people suspected of destroying evidence of drugs.  The decision leaves significant discretion to the police to determine if they should get a warrant or just kick down the door of someone’s house they suspect to be destroying evidence of a drug offenses.

In the King case a drug suspect entered an apartment. The police banged on the door, announced their presence, and then heard noises which they believed meant the suspect was destroying evidence.  The police kicked down the door, entered the home, and arrested those present.  The Supreme Court found that the police officers’ entrance by force without a warrant was reasonable.

The Reasonable Standard Very Dangerous to Our Civil Liberties

The Supreme Court basically said that so long as a warrantless entry is reasonable it will be upheld.  What does that mean?  So if a Provo police officer in his own subjective viewpoint believes that kicking down a door on the fear that evidence is being destroyed that is sufficient?  What happened to the Fourth Amendment.  There is essentially no protections left to be secure and safe in our homes from government intrusion.  A police officer can now just make up a pretext that he thought evidence was being destroyed.

Provo Criminal Defense Here to Fight For Your

In spite of this egregious decision from the Supreme Court, we will continue to fight for the rights of defendants and to protect their right to unreasonable searches and seizures.

Let our law firm protect you. For a free consultation, contact us at 801.800.8246.

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