In the past, we've seen men and women charged with a felony in Denver, Jefferson and Arapahoe County after providing minors with alcohol. This felony is called Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, C.R.S. 18-6-701, and is related to aiding any child under 18 to...
Charged With A Crime? It Doesn’t Mean You’re Guilty.
Year: 2013
Unlawful Sexual Contact, C.R.S. 18-3-404, Criminal Attorney / Lawyer
Have you ever slapped a woman's butt or patted a teammate's rear end for a job well done? A simple and meaningless act such as either of these situations could cause you to face criminal charges for Unlawful Sexual Contact. Also referred to as Sexual Assault in the...
Vehicular Homicide in Colorado: C.R.S. 18-3-106
If a person operates or drives a vehicle in a reckless manner, and this conduct is the proximate cause of the death of another, such person commits Vehicular Homicide (C.R.S. 18-3-106) in Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson and Douglas County, Colorado. If the driver...
The Denver Jury is Always Watching
Yesterday, I was reminded of how the jury is always watching. I spoke with our office manager who had just completed her jury service on a civil case, related to a car accident. During deliberations, jurors commented on how they had seen the plaintiff (the one asking...
Indecent Exposure Lawyer, C.R.S. 18-7-302, in Denver
Indecent Exposure under Colorado law, is a sexual based offense where either (1) a person exposes his / her genitals in a manner that causes alarm to another or with the intent of sexual gratification of any person or (2) a person performs an act of masturbation where...
Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, C.R.S. 18-6-701
A Jefferson County man was sentenced on September 3, 2013, for Providing Alcohol to Minors. He dodged the more serious felony of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor when he was acquitted of that charge by a jury. He was the third of three people sentenced for...
Menacing Grandmother, C.R.S. 18-3-206
How easy is it to be charged and convicted of Felony Menacing in Colorado? If you ask a certain 76 year old, wheelchair bound, Greeley, Colorado woman, it's very easy. She will be sentenced for Felony Menacing on October 25, 2013, for pointing a pellet gun at kids...
Burglary in Colorado – C.R.S. 18-4-202, 203, & 204
When we hear about Burglary in the news, there are underlying issues where the public is unaware. The crime of Burglary has very specific elements which include unlawful entry into a home, business, or a locked structure with the intent to commit a crime. The intended...
Criminal Mischief Attorney / Lawyer in Denver, C.R.S. 18-4-501
Have you ever broken something of someone else in anger or frustration? Have you ever hit your fist through a wall or thrown something during a fight you were having with your spouse? If you have, you could have been charged with Criminal Mischief in Adams, Arapahoe,...
Domestic Violence Denver Essentials, C.R.S. 18-6-800.3
Domestic Violence (DV) is broadly defined across the state of Colorado and doesn't even actually require any act of "violence". While DV generally means "an act or threatened act of violence upon a person with whom the actor has been in an intimate relationship," it...
