Devner Criminal Defense Attorney: Crimes Against At-Risk Adults or Juveniles Colorado crimes against at-risk adults and at-risk juveniles under C.R.S. 18-6.5-103, is a special classification of crimes involving older; and younger, disabled, victims. If an adult is...
Charged With A Crime? It Doesn’t Mean You’re Guilty.
Month: April 2012
The Standard or Burden of Proof in Colorado Criminal Charges
Denver Defense Attorney and the Burden of Proof The Standard or Burden of Proof in courts for criminal charges like Assault, Battery, Theft or Sexual Assault on a Child in Denver, Arapahoe, Larimer, or Douglas County in Colorado, is Beyond a Reasonable Doubt. Standard...
Right to Remain Silent – Use It
Denver Miranda Rights and Criminal Defense Attorney Remain silent! The use of this right to remain silent (5th Amendment) is one of the many lessons Cindy Sanchez is preaching to people charged with Sexual Assault on a Child in Douglas County, Colorado. In a recent...
Domestic Violence – Colorado Treatment and Sentencing
Denver Domestic Violence Defense Attorney Domestic Violence Sentencing and Treatment in Colorado should not be "one size fits all". In Denver, Jefferson or Arapahoe County, whether you commit domestic violence by beating your wife with a bat, or by leaving a mean...
Pueblo Sanity Evaluation Wait-Times are Insane
Denver Insanity Attorney The Colorado insanity statutes, found in C.R.S. 16-8-101 through 122, do not specify the amount of time the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) has to complete court ordered mental health evaluations. As a result, persons charged in...
Mental Condition Evidence without Insanity Plea
Denver Criminal Defense Attorney - Mental Conditions Matter Evidence of someone's mental condition at trial is admissible without an insanity plea, according to a new case issued by the Colorado Supreme Court. This is significant because in many felony cases from...
Colorado Sexual Assaults – Different Proof Issues
Denver Sex Assault Lawyer - Where is the Proof? Colorado Sexual Assault cases have different proof issues from most cases. In a Theft case, you have missing property which can be found. In regular Assault cases, you have injuries. In DUI cases, you have blood...
Sexual Assault on a Child – No Evidence, No Problem
Sex Assault on a Child Denver Attorney I just finished a Sexual Assault on a Child (C.R.S. 18-3-405) trial in Arapahoe County. We spent a full day selecting a jury that consumed the day from fifty Arapahoe County citizens. Next, we spent three more days hearing...