Everyone Must Get an SOMB Sex Offender Evaluation Everyone convicted of a Sexual Offense in our state needs to get a Sex Offender Management Board Evaluation, and complete sex offender treatment. This evaluation is completed by licensed or certified therapists and...
Charged With A Crime? It Doesn’t Mean You’re Guilty.
Month: July 2014
Sexual Assault on a Child Attorney | Denver Lawyer CRS 18-3-405
Chances are, if you are reading this blog, you or a loved one are being investigated for or have been charged with the crime of Sexual Assault on a Child. Allegations of Sex Assault on a Child can have lifelong ramifications. It is important to contact a lawyer who is...
Minor in Possession of Alcohol or Marijuana (MIP), C.R.S. 18-13-122
With the legalization of marijuana in the state of Colorado, many people tend to forget that a person under the age of 21 years old is still unable to legally possess or use marijuana. Without focusing on the specific differences that apply to alcohol and minors, this...
Denver Police Officers – Renewed Calls for Transparency
It seems like every day when I turn on the news, there are new stories of police officers involved in misconduct or officer perpetrated violence in the Denver Police Department. [1] These problems are occurring so regularly that public trust in the police department...
Colorado Probation Requirements & Limitations
Many sentences handed down in criminal courts involve a sentence to a period of Probation. Courts in Denver and Jefferson County have broad latitude to determine the length of probation and the terms and conditions of probation. Essentially, there are few limits on...
Juvenile Justice in Denver and Across Colorado
Parents in Denver, Jefferson and Adams County often call and ask if they need to get a lawyer for their child when the child is accused of a crime or when the child admits to committing a crime. The answer is always YES. I think many parents assume that juvenile court...
DUI / DWAI Made Easy With Excessive Blood Alcohol Content Law
District Attorneys must have complained again. Now, DUI / DWAI cases with no bad driving can be brought in Arapahoe, Jefferson and Douglas County, and successfully prosecuted. Defense attorneys at our firm and other must have been too successful in defending their...
Sex Offender Registration & Failure to Register in Colorado
When a person has been ordered to Complete Sex Offender Registration in Douglas, Arapahoe or Denver County, and does any of the following items, he or she will be charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, C.R.S. 18-3-412.5: • Fails to show up at the...
Sex Offender DeRegistration Granted Today
I wanted to write and let our blog readers know of a successful resolution today in a petition we filed on behalf of our client to Deregister as a Sex Offender in Colorado. Despite the District Attorney's objection, the court granted our petition, allowing our client...
Sexual Exploitation of a Child – C.R.S. 18-6-403
I used to wonder what kind of person gets charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child, C.R.S. 18-6-403. After many years as a Criminal Defense Attorney in the Denver Metro area, I have gained a unique insight into that question. Today I know that many innocent people...