Under C.R.S. 18-6-800.3, Domestic Violence crimes are serious, with far reaching consequences if found guilty. Here are six things anyone charged with Domestic Violence should know before taking a guilty plea in Denver or Arapahoe County, or anywhere in Colorado. 1)...
Charged With A Crime? It Doesn’t Mean You’re Guilty.
Month: April 2015
Cell Phone Record Subpoena – Colorado Criminal Cases
Every day, citizens in Denver and Arapahoe County are arrested for crimes involving the use of a cell phone. Whether it is by texting, chatting, phone calls or internet downloads, several crimes occur by the use of portable devices. With the increasing popularity of...
Changes to Denver DUI / DWAI Laws that Affect Driving Privileges
You Can Now Get Reinstated Sooner from your DUI / DWAI In Arapahoe and Douglas County, defendants charged with DUI / DWAI want to know whether they will be able to continue to drive. Defendants usually have to deal with the criminal case separate and apart from any...
Colorado Criminal Mischief – Felony and Misdemeanor Charges
In Jefferson, Boulder and Broomfield County and across Colorado, Criminal Mischief, C.R.S. 18-4-501, applies to allegations that a defendant has damaged another person's property. While criminal mischief could apply to any situation where a person's property is...
Felony DUI / DWAI at the Colorado Legislature
Colorado's law makers are struggling through the process of amending our state's DUI / DWAI laws to make Driving Under the Influence a class four felony, if a person has three prior misdemeanor DUI's or DWAI's. Whether in Denver or Adams County, men and women who...
Crimes Involving at Risk Adults and At Risk Juveniles Are Too Broad
Laws in our state should be logical. We don't send someone to prison or jail based on emotion alone. Yet in Colorado, our legislature has passed such a broad law that common sense must have been abandoned in its passage. Seeking to please special interest groups,...
Denver Lawyers for Possession of a Weapon by Previous Offender
People are routinely charged with Possession of a Weapon by Previous Offender, C.R.S. 18-12-108, in Denver and Douglas County. What I am about to say may not make sense; you are not necessarily barred from possession of a weapon if you have a conviction for a Domestic...
Colorado Conspiracy – Easy to Get Charged
When a person engages in the planning or commission of a crime, they can be charged with Conspiracy in Colorado. To be charged, a person must also have done an "overt act" in furtherance of the conspiracy. This overt act can be committed by either conspirator in...
Obstruction of Telephone Service, Denver Attorney
Obstruction of Telephone Service in Denver, Jefferson, and Douglas County is a crime the police rely upon to charge men and women in Domestic Violence cases. This crime, like many others in Colorado, gives the police the power to arrest the suspected party and detain...
Obstructing a Peace Officer vs. the Constitution in Denver
There are several crimes that make my blood boil with how often they are overcharged by the police and district attorneys in Denver, Douglas, and Adams County. I think it should be a requirement for the police to understand the law surrounding the charges they put on...