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Show 8ASun Advocate Price, Utah Tuesday December 17, 2002 , District (Continued from page 2A) two third degree unlawful possessionuse of a controlled substance counts and the class B misdemeanor category denied drivers license charge contained in the felony level criminal cases filed against Shumway. Israel James Peterson - the defendant waived the right to trial and entered guilty pleas in an amended criminal information containing two separate misdemeanor category offenses, one class A unlawful possessionuse of a controlled substance count and one class B unlawful possessionuse of drug paraphernalia charge. Pronouncing judgment in the class A and class B misdemeanor category criminal convictions, the court sentenced Peterson to 30 days in the county jail and fined the defendant $750 plus applicable interest. The district judge suspended the imposition of the entire y jail term, on condition Peterson satisfies the designated monetary assessment plus applicable interest in full as directed, and placed the defendant on informal probation to the court for one year. The original felony level criminal complaint . 30-da- filed against Peterson contained one third degree unlawful possessionuse of a controlled substance offense and the class B misdemeanor category drug paraphernalia count Wesley Verl Thorngren - the defendant waived the right to trial and entered a guilty plea in an amended criminal case containing a single class A misdemeanor driving under the influence of an intoxicant (DUI) charge. After accepting the guilty plea on the lesser included class A misdemeanor DUI offense, the court sentenced Thorngren to 30 days in jail and ordered the defendant to report to the sheriffs office after serving the incarceration period imposed in connection with an unrelated criminal matter in Emery County. The original felony level criminal information filed against Thorngren contained two separate third degree counts, DUI and failure to respond to a law enforcement officers command to stop (evasion), along with two additional class B misdemeanor category charges, interference in an arrest by a law enforcement officer and unlawfully operating a motor vehicle on a denied drivers license. Customer 8 Counter C, from is now open 2pm 6pm, Monday thru Frida; for the holidays 122 E. 2600 South, Price - ciPt in the felony' level criminal complaint filed against Sandoval. Actions taken In misdemeanor criminal matters in 7th District Court for Carbon County on Dec. 9 before Judge Halliday: Christopher Levi Johnson - the defendantfailed to appear for pronouncement of judgment and sentence in two separate misdemeanor category criminal cases. The first misdemeanor criminal information filed against Johnson contained a single class A stalking offense. The second misdemeanor category complaint filed against the defendant contained two additional class A counts, one stalking charge and one protective order violation. Upon Johnsons failure to appear at the previously scheduled sentencing phases in the two misdemeanor category criminal cases, the district judge authorized the issuance of a warrant for the defendants arrest and fixed bail on the warrant at $5,000. Actions taken in felony criminal matters In 7th District Court for Carbon County on Dec. 12 before Judge Halliday: Dan E. Wooden - the defendant appeared at a preliminary hearing in a felony level criminal information containing one second degree unlawful possessionuse of a controlled substance offense plus four additional misdemeanor category counts. The misdemeanor charges filed against Wooden included one class A unlawful possessionuse of a controlled substance offense, one class A unlawful possessionuse of drug paraphernalia, one class B unlawfully operating a motor vehicle on a denied drivers license and one class C giving false personal information to a law enforcement officer count The court granted a motion to strike the enhancements on three of the charges and ruled the evidence presented at the preliminary hear; ing sufficient to show probable cause the defendant committed all five crimes contained in the lesser included complaint In conclusion, the district judge held Wooden to answer the following five offenses at felony arraignment in the criminal case on the same date, one third degree and one class B misdemeanor category unlawful possessionuse of a controlled substance count one class B unlawful possessionuse of drug paraphernalia, cine class B denied drivers license and one class C false information to a law enforcement officer Julie Ann Lee - the defendant appeared at continued proceedings in a felony level criminal complaint containing one fust degree kidnapping offense. Pursuant to a negotiated resolution arrangement, Lee waived the right to trial in the felony level case and the defendant entered into a plea in abeyance on the first degree kidnapping count. As conditions for authorizing the plea m abeyance agreement , the district judge directed Lee to cover all court costs stemming from the felony level criminal case, pay an additional $800 fee plus applicable interest and violate no laws throughout the designated term ofthe agreement. Robert Chris Hoggatt - the defendant waived the right to trial and submitted a plea in abeyance agreement in an amended criminal information containing a single class A misdemeanor category attempted workers compensation insurance fraud charge. As a condition for approving the plea in abeyance agreement on the lesser included dan A misdemeanor offense, the court instructed the defendant to violate no laws during the designated term of the agreement The original felony level criminal complaint filed against Hoggatt contained one third degree workers compensation insurance fraud offense. Kelly Rae Sandoval - the defendant appeared at continued proceedings in a felony level criminal case containing one second degree unlawful possessionuse of a controlled substance count as well as an additional class A misdemeanor category unlawful possessionuse of drug paraphernalia charge. Pursuant to a negotiated settlement arrangement in the felony criminal information, Sandoval waived the right to trial and the defendant executed a plea in abeyance agreement on the second degree unlawful possessionuse of a controlled substance offense. As. conditions for accepting the plea in abeyance document, the district judge ordered Sandoval to cover all court costs associated with the felony level complaint, satisfy an additional $750 fee plus applicable interest and violate no laws throughout the designated term of die agreement. In exchange for the defendants execution of the plea in abeyance agreement on the second degree controlled substance count, the court granted a motion and dismissed the remaining class A misdemeanor category unlawful possessionuse of drug paraphernalia charge contained - charge. Utah legislature is expected to conduct special session to discuss revenue shortfalls in budget $73 million from eliminaFollowing on the heels of budget deficits totaling $567.9 tion of the dependent exempmillion for fiscal years 2002 tion on Utah individual income and 2003, the Legislature is ex- taxes. $60 million from quarterly pected to go into special session Dec. 18 to grapple with an ad- withholding of taxes for ditional $117 revenue shortfall businesses. in the 2003 budget $13 million per penny of Lawmakers are considering gasoline tax increase. hikes to fill the void, pointed Some Utah legislators are out the Utah Thxpayers Asso- talking alfout an increase of 5 ciation. cents to 10 cents. Millions more from imAccording to the independent watchdog organization, posing a surcharge on all culithe potential increases include: nary water use in Utah. $20 million from Other state lawmakers are Utahs income taxes from suggesting that business sales the United States Congress ac- tax exemptions be repealed, celerated depreciation for busi- added the association. ness fixed assets. But before lawmakers think tax hikes are the only way left to balance the budget because of the impression budgets have already been cut to the bone, they need to realize their past $567.9 budget balancing involved less budget cutting than e use of pots of money. The Legislative Fiscal 3 AppropriaAnalysts tions Report reveals that budget cuts amounted to only 38 percent or $2133 million of die $567.9 million in budget balancing. The remaining 62 percent of the budget hole was plugged with use of rainy-da- y funds, other reserves, and borrowing. e mon-- This use of ies to pay to prop up ongoing spending was done with the assumption that there would be a economic recovery. Unfortunately, prognosticators self-employ-ed Am Broadcasting Inc. is proud to announce one-tim- 2002-200- . . one-tim- were wrong, the economic downturn has been shaped more like anL ,LU The $213.3 million in actual cuts during the two-yeperiod amounts to an average decrease of only 1.4 percent of the states ar Miserable Misner Jaesaes original $7.7 million 2002 budget, indicated thekssoda-tion- . . ySca on snagging 1st place at the , Operations Regional Wrestling ChampionshipsI Were so proud of you Chance, and Manager 100.9 Hit or Yiitiidm St Too K all your hard work. If Mill C 1080 COUNTIT Love, Mom, Dad & Max ' While it is true that the total number of employees in the Utah state government have been budgeted to drop 1.4percent, from 32,795 to 32340, Utah has ex- -' perienced little of the severity of budget cuts in many other states. An economic downturn is i no time for hikes, especially in a state which already ranks 9th highest in taxes, concluded the taxpayers association. ; . . ! fJts, |