Drivers will sometimes find themselves in a position where they need to sober up quickly. They know that they are over the legal limit. But they may already be out at the bar, at a restaurant, at a friend’s house or at a sporting event. They are planning to drive...
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Alcohol and Adults Under 21 Years – C.R.S. 12-47-901
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...
Warmer Weather, Alcohol Crimes on the Rise
<h1></h1>I am always amazed at the sudden increase in crimes we see with the warm weather. Each year, I try and figure out the connection, but can only guess it is alcohol use. Does anyone know how much beer is sold in the average summer month compared to...
Are You Broken? Alcohol Abuse and Other Brokenness
Criminal charges and court cases occur every day in Colorado and involve good people. If you are charged with a crime like Disorderly Conduct, C.R.S. 18-9-106 or Assault and looking at a plea agreement, a good criminal defense lawyer will try and indentify something...
MIP: Possession / Consumption of Ethyl Alcohol – Underage Person, C.R.S. 18-13-122
Illegal Possession or Consumption of Ethyl Alcohol by an Underage Person - (C.R.S. 18-13-122) is better known in Colorado as "Minor in Possession" of alcohol, or simply MIP. This statue makes it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to consume or even possess alcohol...
Alcohol Dependent Criminal Defense Lawyers
Denver Criminal Defense Attorney and Alcohol We are hooked, there is no denying it. At some point my personal dependence was 75% of the time. Other lawyers I've talked to agree that attorneys could not make it without alcohol. You see, our income is based on people in...
Teen Charged in Alcohol Child Abuse Case
Two teens face alcohol based Child Abuse charges for showing poor judgment in how they rang in the New Year. Tyrale Haselrig-Graham, and Skyler Dematteo, both 18 year-old high school students, were drinking and allegedly giving a 9 year-old boy enough alcohol (vodka)...