Why You Need a Jury Trial in Denver, Colorado is simple: it will increase the chances of winning your criminal case at court. There are many practical reasons your chance of success at trial increases with a jury. Judges are Real People You must consider who we are as...
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Month: December 2011
Why Judges Hate Jury Trials
Why judges hate jury trials in courts used to be a mystery to me. Even though the Colorado and United States' Constitutions guarantee criminal defendants jury trials in courts, judges hate them. After more than twenty years of working with judges, I understand the...
Insanity as a Defense in Colorado
Insanity as a Defense in Colorado is a tough affirmative defense to use. The Colorado legislature has made it very difficult to use this defense, due to its great power. Our elected leaders don't want people using it as a "get out of jail free card", for purposeful...
Criminal Sentencing in Colorado Courts
Criminal Sentencing in Colorado courts is a thing of art. Today, I watched a public defender take a fellow with a new probation revocation for felony theft, after a terrible criminal history, and get him a sentence of only ten days of jail and probation. That was a...