Aaron P. Wise

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642 Kirby Ln Suite 105A, Spanish Fork, UT 84660, USA
Added by Jopie, at 11 June 2012

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• David Borges

  09 September 2016

  I have had the pleasure of working with Mr. Wiseman during two misdemeanor criminal defense cases while he was acting in the capacity of Public Defender for Springville Justice Court and I want to document the respect and gratitude I have for him. He has always been willing to proceed in accordance with my decisions, but only after making sure that he provided me with a clear understanding of the potential consequences of those decisions. In doing so, Mr. Wiseman has demonstrated his willingness and ability to act as a trial lawyer and even appellate lawyer when in the best interest of his client.
  
  Whereas other public defenders often, in my experience, allow the sheer volume of their caseload to limit their strategy to negotiating plea agreements with prosecuting counsel, and advise clients against fighting charges, not because of the strength of the case against them, but because it is faster and easier to do so. Unfortunately, it is my opinion that the widespread prevalence of such practices has facilitated many local law enforcement officers' attitude of superiority toward the general public, and even toward the law they have undertaken an oath to enforce (enforce, but apparently not abide by), routinely violating citizen's (defender's) Constitutional protections as matters of standard procedure because it has become apparent to them that their actions and testimony will be accepted prima facie (despite the fact that doing so places the accused of being guilty until proven innocent).
  
  These attitudes and practices have a terrible effect on the general public's opinion of law enforcement, resulting in the utter polarization of law enforcement and minorities (in particular) all across the country. I have personally suffered the misfortune of having my Constitutional 5th Amendment Rights violated by law enforcement during an encounter in which I began as the victim of a violent crime and ended a suspect.
  
  Sadly, when I sought to suppress the evidence obtained during the illegal search and seizure, the prosecuting attorney ensured me that if I stopped pursuing the suppression of the evidence, withdrew my claim of misconduct, and plead guilty to the charge, he would not seek any jail time at sentencing, instead recommending a combination of fines, treatment, and probation. However, he made it exceedingly clear that if I were to pursue the suppression of the evidence and thus went on record with my attorney interrogating the arresting officer about the "alleged" (and later accepted) violation of my rights, if I were found guilty, the prosecution would be asking the maximum sentence of six (6) months in jail be imposed. While I understand the nature and purpose of using plea bargains to save on legal costs, this felt more like the District Attorney attempting to protect the offending officer from having to admit any misconduct by threatening me with jail time if I pursued the matter.
  
  As it happens, I believed that the circumstances of the case and relevant legal precedence were in our favor and so chose to pursue the appeal as a matter of principle. To show law enforcement that they cannot violate the laws they have sworn to protect just because they wear a badge, and to demonstrate that there are some individuals left who are willing to stand up against such abuse of power.
  
  Luckily, after ensuring I was aware of the potential consequences of pressing the matter, Mr. Wise was happy to pursue the suppression of evidence based on violation of 5th Amendment Rights, and did an excellent job both preparing the requisite legal pleadings and interrogating the officer in such a manner as to support our Petition under oath. Long story short, the only evidence in the case was thrown out during appeal and the initial conviction was remanded. I couldn't be more pleased with Mr. Wise and am sure your experience would be similar.

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• Yancey Valenzuela

  18 June 2012

  Aaron Wise is a great attorney for divorce. He helped us out alot very update with your information. keeps this moving quick and very friendly. i will send everyone i know to him that needs a lawyer. excellent person. thank you so much for all your help Aaron. couldnt of made it with out you.
  
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