This crime is the second most commonly charged by Colorado police, particularly in DV, or Domestic Violence cases. The only thing which separates it from Harassment, is the allegation of "bodily injury". Bodily injury is defined as "pain", which is quite objective....
Charged With A Crime? It Doesn’t Mean You’re Guilty.
Year: 2013
December Christmas Party DUI / DWAI Patrol
Driving Under the Influence and Driving While Ability Impaired charges greatly increase throughout Colorado in December. With Christmas gifts of alcohol and office parties every weekend, police are kept busy. Don't give them your savings with a DUI / DWAI charge....
Disorderly Conduct is Too Broad, C.R.S. 18-9-106
Disorderly Conduct, C.R.S. 18-9-106, in Denver, Arapahoe, and Douglas County can have a devastating impact on your job, family, and life. An experienced lawyer who handles cases of fighting in public can make the difference in your case between jail and freedom....
Sexual Assault Charges Involving Kids Under 18
Criminal Sexual Assault cases involving kids as victims present many special concerns to criminal defense lawyers. In particular, we are faced with the task of countering two major preconceptions: 1) why would a child allege something involving sex if it were not...
Coloado Record Sealing and Expungement Matter
In our increasingly competitive job and housing market, Record Sealing and Expungement matter more than ever. Juvenile case sealing is characterized as expungement, and adult records are known as sealed. Surprisingly, this process is becoming easier in Colorado. In...
The Essentials of Colorado Forgery, C.R.S. 18-5-102
Generally, Forgery is the crime of making, copying, or using a using a counterfeit document with the intent to deceive people. In Summit County, Eagle County and Denver County, this crime is classified as either first degree or second degree forgery. First degree is...
Fishing for Internet Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Colorado
Internet Sexual Exploitation of a Child (C.R.S. 18-3-405.4) is a class 4 felony in Arapahoe County, Douglas County, or anywhere in the state of Colorado. A person commits this serious offense if he or she uses a telephone, computer, or electronic means of...
Lawyer help: Sexual Exploitation of a Child, C.R.S. 18-6-403
Sexual Exploitation of a Child, often referred to as "child porn" or "kiddie porn", is a serious charge that can devastate a person's life. Charges of this type are filed when a person possesses nude images of children, makes pictures of children, helps or aides a...
Enticement of a Child – Relative to Internet Luring of a Child
In Denver County and Arapahoe County, police solicit Enticement of a Child, C.R.S. 18-3-305, charges after posing in chat rooms like Yahoo's Romance Room. They know that libidos are already high and it is a short trip to get someone to meet the elements of this crime:...
Colorado Internet Luring of a Child – Dangerous Surfing
Whether you are on a web chat, instant message, a phone call, or texting, one thing is for sure: talking to children under the age of 15 (14, 13, 12, etc.), is dangerous business. Why? Police all over the U.S. have applied for federal grants to "protect children."...