The Theft Detection Devices statute in Colorado (C.R.S. 18-4-417) is complex and requires the help of an experienced attorney to fight alleged charges. This law works to cover almost any device that can be used to help facilitate Shoplifting or Theft (C.R.S....
Charged With A Crime? It Doesn’t Mean You’re Guilty.
Year: 2013
District Attorneys as Prosecutors Have Special Responsibilities
You may not always know it when seeing them in court, but District Attorneys have special rules regulating their conduct in a felony or misdemeanor case, like Forgery, C.R.S. 18-5-102, in Denver, Arapahoe and Jefferson County. If they violate these rules, a prosecutor...
Denver Sex Offender Registration / Deregistration – Overboard
If we were talking about monitoring men and women who have grabbed strangers and raped or molested them in a violent way, I'd not be so upset over Colorado Sex Offender Registration / Deregistration laws, including those related to Failure to Register. But that is not...
Second Degree Kidnapping with Domestic Violence
The crime of Second Degree Kidnapping sounds terrible - like something you'd only see on television. Yet, did you know the District Attorneys in Arapahoe, Douglas and Denver County charge this crime when a man pushes or pulls his girlfriend from one room to another...
Disorderly Conduct, C.R.S. 18-9-106 – Colorado Neighbor Disputes
A Commerce City man was charged with Disorderly Conduct (C.R.S. 18-9-106) and having a dog at large after he allegedly threatened his neighbor with a shovel. Apparently one neighbor was shoveling snow this winter when his neighbor's dog came running out towards him....
Eluding, C.R.S. 18-9-116.5: High-Speed Chase in Colorado
A driver took police on a high-speed car chase through southern Colorado that lasted about 100 miles and more than two hours. The incident began when a Colorado State Patrol trooper attempted to stop the driver for speeding just south of Walsenburg. The driver sped...
Sexual Assault / Rape, Incapable of Consent
Nowadays, everyone knows that in sex no means no. But what about sexual encounters where the person does not say no and in fact they may say yes by words or actions, only to later claim that they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol. In these circumstances,...
Possession of a Weapon by Previous Offender Attorney in Denver
Throughout Colorado in Denver, Douglas, and Arapahoe County, people are charged with Possession of a Weapon by Previous Offender (C.R.S. 18-12-108) and they need a criminal defense lawyer who knows how to fight these alleged charges. Charges in a case like this can...
Concurrent vs. Consecutive Sentencing in Colorado
When a defendant is convicted of more than one offense, a sentencing court has discretion to impose consecutive or concurrent sentences. Consecutive sentences are back to back, meaning they don't overlap while being served. You must finish one before beginning to...
Criminal Mischief Denver Lawyers, C.R.S. 18-4-501
In Arapahoe, Douglas, and Denver County, Criminal Mischief, C.R.S. 18-4-501, is a frequently charged crime involving the destruction of the property of another. Defenses can be successful with the assistance of a lawyer to fight the charges. Damaging someone else's...
