Utah Defense Attorney: Metabolite
Utah has some of the strictest and most confounding DUI laws in the nation. Perhaps the most frustrating and controversial of Utah's DUI laws are its DUI laws regarding drug use and the presence of a metabolite in a driver's blood.
Utah's "Any Measurable Amount" Offense
Under Utah law, a person may be convicted of Driving with a Measurable Metabolite if they have any measurable amount of drugs in their system. In fact, a person may be convicted for the presence of a drug remnant in their system, known as a metabolite. Metabolite is like the exhaust of the drug.
If you have any drugs in your system, even if you used drugs several days to weeks previous to the arrest, you could be convicted of Driving with a Measurable Metabolite. The consequences of a conviction carry many of the same penalties that an actual DUI does. To make things worse, you may be convicted even if you were taking pharmaceutical drugs.
How I Can Help
If you have been charged with Driving with a Measurable Metabolite, I encourage you to contact me, attorney Paul Grant. If retained to handle your case, I will use my two plus decades of criminal law experience to raise a vigorous defense on your behalf. I will ask key questions of the prosecution:
- Did the officer have sufficient cause to stop your vehicle?
- Did the officer have probable cause for your arrest?
As your defense attorney, I will vigorously challenge the prosecution's evidence and aggressively defend your rights. In addition to seeking a dismissal of charges or not guilty verdict at trial, I can communicate directly with the prosecution to see if a favorable plea to a lesser offense or other alternative resolution may be the best strategy to protect your record, license and rights.
Contact Utah Criminal Defense Lawyer Paul Grant
If you need to speak with me about a DUI drug charge, contact my Salt Lake City law office at 801-386-5789, or contact me by e-mail.
