If you get a traffic ticket in a Colorado county like Jefferson, Arapahoe or Adams, and move to another state without resolving the ticket in Colorado, your license in the other state will be in jeopardy. Colorado is among a group of states known as "Compact States"...
Charged With A Crime? It Doesn’t Mean You’re Guilty.
Month: July 2012
Former Summit County Judge Charged: Felony Menacing, C.R.S. 18-3-206
A former Summit County, Colorado judge and prosecutor is facing Felony Menacing charges (C.R.S 18-3-206) after being accused of pulling knife on a couple in Breckenridge. He is claiming that he pulled his keys, not a knife, in self defense, but a knife was found on...
Police Kill Broomfield Man – First Degree Assault, C.R.S. 18-3-202
A Broomfield, Colorado man suffering from a schizoaffective disorder was shot and killed by Broomfield police after pointing a toy gun at the officer. In Broomfield, Arapahoe, and Adams County, Colorado, a person who threatens a peace officer with a deadly weapon with...
Contributing to the Delinquency & Providing Alcohol to Minor, C.R.S. 12-47-901
A young man was recently convicted by a Weld County jury of Providing Alcohol to a Minor, C.R.S. 12-47-901. He had purchased alcohol for a fraternity initiation party in Greeley, and a freshman at that party leaped from a balcony after consuming several shots and a...
Colorado Consequences of NOT Being Charged with Menacing
We recently were hired to defend a client who had been arrested for Felony Menacing (C.R.S. 18-3-206) in one of the "tough on crime" Colorado jurisdictions. This client had no criminal record, and was incredibly freaked out by these allegations and the possibility of...