Denver Courts Pretrial Conference or PTC Lawyer - What Will Happen There? When you come to court, the judge wants to have you and the District Attorney talk about a possible resolution. They do this because it would be impossible to take every case to trial. There are...
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Jury Tampering in Denver Colorado | Court Judge Lacks Understanding of Free Speech – Criminal Defense Lawyers
I never would have thought that giving out fliers to persons entering a court house could be charged as Jury Tampering. But, one judge ordered the man to be arrested on felony charges of jury tampering for handing out a jury information pamphlet. Free Speech rights...
Courts: The Hidden Costs of the Victims’ Bill of Rights
The citizens of Colorado have voted in a constitutional provision which has huge unintended costs on Colorado courts. Special interest groups lobbied the public with this bad law which costs millions of dollars to implement each year. As criminal defense lawyers, we...
What is Hearsay in Criminal Courts?
"Hearsay" sounds so simple, but with exceptions to the rule of Hearsay, courts have greatly complicated this evidence principle so that even lawyers can't figure it out completely. This rule can have a huge impact on your trial for disorderly conduct, assault or...
Courts Law and the White Elephant Gift Exchange
Here is a Courts Illustration: This weekend, I attended a party where we had a White Elephant Gift Exchange. The rules were clear, so we had an orderly game and no one left with hurt feelings. I came home with a $15.00 Itunes gift card. My friend Mike had the card...
Courts, Clerks and the Banana Principle
This is an illustration blog. It seems the best way to convey what I am seeing more and more with courts and court clerks in Adams, Douglas and Broomfield County. Imagine walking into a court clerk's office on the third floor of the courthouse. Behind the clerk who is...
The Standard or Burden of Proof in Colorado Criminal Charges
Denver Defense Attorney and the Burden of Proof The Standard or Burden of Proof in courts for criminal charges like Assault, Battery, Theft or Sexual Assault on a Child in Denver, Arapahoe, Larimer, or Douglas County in Colorado, is Beyond a Reasonable Doubt. Standard...
Why You Need a Jury Trial in Denver, Colorado
Why You Need a Jury Trial in Denver, Colorado is simple: it will increase the chances of winning your criminal case at court. There are many practical reasons your chance of success at trial increases with a jury. Judges are Real People You must consider who we are as...
Why Judges Hate Jury Trials
Why judges hate jury trials in courts used to be a mystery to me. Even though the Colorado and United States' Constitutions guarantee criminal defendants jury trials in courts, judges hate them. After more than twenty years of working with judges, I understand the...
Criminal Sentencing in Colorado Courts
Criminal Sentencing in Colorado courts is a thing of art. Today, I watched a public defender take a fellow with a new probation revocation for felony theft, after a terrible criminal history, and get him a sentence of only ten days of jail and probation. That was a...