Why is There a Lakewood Municipal Court? It is often difficult to understand why there is a Lakewood Municipal or City court, if crimes are also prosecuted in the Jefferson County Court. The best answer is that cities like Lakewood want to regulate conduct differently...


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Month: March 2017
How to Get Someone Out of Jail – Denver Lawyer Best Way to Bond or Bail Someone Out?
How to Get Someone Out of the Jefferson County Jail in Golden We hate it when someone we like is in jail. They are relying on us to get them out of a Jefferson County Jail or the Denver County Jail, and the best way to do this is confusing. Yet how do you do it? How...
Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor Adams County Lawyer, C.R.S. 18-6-701
Westminster Municipal Ordinance Violations Can Turn Into a Jefferson County, Colorado Felony Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, C.R.S. 18-6-701, can be charged against an adult if he or she encourages a minor to violate a Westminster City Code Ordinance. This...
Denver Posting a Private Image for Pecuniary Gain / Harassment Attorney
Posting a Private Image for Harassment and Posting a Private Image for Pecuniary Gain in Denver, Colorado In the Denver area and all of Colorado, men and women seek revenge when they are dumped in a relationship. The deeper the hurt, the deeper the desire to get back...
Internet Luring of a Child in Douglas County – Super Easy to Fall Into
Online Chats = Internet Luring in Arapahoe County | Police Entrapment by Pretend Kids Sexually explicit chats can lead to Internet Luring of a Child charges, under C.R.S. 18-3-306. In Arapahoe County and Douglas County, Colorado, Internet Luring of a Child is charged...
Aurora Assault vs. Aurora Battery | What Does a Defense Attorney Think is the Difference?
Assault and Battery in Aurora Criminal Defense Lawyer It is hard to understand why the City of Aurora even has the crime of Assault, 94-36. Here is the definition of Assault: "An assault is an attempt coupled with a present ability to commit a battery, as defined in...
Denver Municipal Court Domestic Violence – General Sessions Sec. 14-68
Denver General Sessions - Domestic Violence Definition in Municipal Court Today I was in the Denver Municipal Court, or General Sessions, for a Protection Order violation. The City Attorney insisted that my client plead to a Domestic Violence charge, since he had been...
Minor in Possession of Alcohol or Pot, C.R.S. 18-13-122 | When is a Denver Adult Considered Underage?
Minor in Possession Lawyer in Denver - MIP - Not a Good Title for Underage Possession of Alcohol or Marijuana The term Minor in Possession is not really a good name for the law which prohibits possession of alcohol, marijuana, and marijuana paraphernalia in Denver,...
Entrapment by Police in Denver and Jefferson County – An Affirmative Defense in Colorado
What is Entrapment in Jefferson County Criminal Cases? Colorado law defines Entrapment, C.R.S. 18-1-709, as a useful defense: "The commission of acts which would otherwise constitute an offense is not criminal if the defendant engaged in the proscribed conduct because...
Unlawfully Carrying a Concealed Weapon Lawyer in Arapahoe County, C.R.S. 18-12-105
Carrying a Concealed Weapon in Arapahoe County You would be surprised how many people accidently carry a concealed weapon in violation of Colorado law. For example, did you know that carrying a knife in your pocket in Arapahoe County violates Colorado's concealed...