Possession of a Weapon by Previous Offender, also known as POWPO, prohibits the possession of firearms by someone who has been convicted as an adult of a felony offense or adjudicated delinquent for a felony offense as a juvenile. In Jefferson, Gilpin, and Broomfield...


Charged With A Crime? It Doesn’t Mean You’re Guilty.
Month: August 2013
Disorderly Conduct Charges Denver Lawyer, C.R.S. 18-9-106
Disorderly Conduct is often charged in Denver, Adams, and Arapahoe County despite a constitutional reason why charges should be dismissed by a court. All laws are subject to the protections guaranteed by the United States and Colorado Constitutions. One of the most...
Minor in Possession of Alcohol, MIP, C.R.S. 18-13-122
Illegal Possession or Consumption of Ethyl Alcohol by an Underage Person - (C.R.S. 18-13-122), also known in Colorado as "Minor in Possession of Alcohol", or simply MIP. We often get calls from parents of students in Ft. Collins, Greeley, and Boulder Colorado, charged...
Denver Sexual Exploitation of a Child – a Felony for Innocent Conduct?
While Sexual Exploitation of a Child was once limited to child porn distributors, it has morphed into a favorite charge by Denver, Jefferson and Douglas County police and sheriff deputies against boys who have received pictures from girls over their phones a/k/a...
Mandatory Protection / Restraining Orders in Colorado
Mandatory Protection / Restraining Orders issued pursuant to C.R.S. 18-1-1001 enter in most criminal cases in Adams, Broomfield, and Denver county. Coupled with bond conditions, a Mandatory Protection Order allows the court to impose restrictions on people accused of...
Internet Luring of a Child – Denver Sting Ends with Arrest
In an police sting in Denver, Colorado, a man has been caught and arrested for Internet Luring of a Child, C.R.S. 18-3-306 along with attempted Sexual Assault on a Child, C.R.S. 18-3-405 (conduct involving a substantial step toward the commission of a crime). This man...
Denver Rape and Sexual Assault Lawyer
Defending against Rape and Sexual Assault charges in Jefferson, Douglas and Arapahoe County may be the toughest job you've ever faced. Your criminal defense attorney should be prepared to challenge DNA evidence if it exists, argue consent for sex if it did occur, and...
Reckless Endangerment Denver Metro Attorney / Lawyer
In Denver, according to C.R.S. 18-3-208, Reckless Endangerment results when a person recklessly does anything which creates a substantial risk that someone else will have serious bodily injury. It is important to note that actual injury does not need to occur for you...
Denver and Colorado’s Prohibited Use of Weapons
I can only begin to tell you how much I think this law is full of problems. It causes more than it cures. Prohibited Use of Weapons, C.R.S. 18-12-106, prohibits several different acts involving a firearm. Ninety percent of the time, however, we see the subsection...
How to Choose a Lawyer for Your Criminal Defense in Denver
When you are in trouble, you need help fast. There is no doubt that choosing a lawyer or attorney in Arapahoe, Jefferson or Denver County is difficult. I had to choose a medical doctor specialist and had little idea which doctor was good and which was bad. Like the...