Criminal Mischief, C.R.S. 18-4-501, is charged when someone knowingly damages property belonging to another person. This includes jointly owned property. If a Littleton, Colorado housewife intentionally breaks her dishes, which also belong to her husband, she may be...
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Criminal Mischief
Criminal Mischief Attorney / Lawyer in Douglas County, C.R.S. 18-4-501
In the world of criminal law, Criminal Mischief is the crime that is misapplied by police most often. The District Attorney's Office in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Denver County will routinely attempt to charge you or a loved one with the crime of destroying someone else's...
Denver Criminal Mischief Primer
Generally, Criminal Mischief involves damaging another person's property. The criminal mischief statute, C.R.S. 18-4-501, requires that the person who damaged the property have a "knowing" mental state. In Adams, Jefferson, and Denver County, these charges are often...
Criminal Mischief Attorney / Lawyer in Denver, C.R.S. 18-4-501
Have you ever broken something of someone else in anger or frustration? Have you ever hit your fist through a wall or thrown something during a fight you were having with your spouse? If you have, you could have been charged with Criminal Mischief in Adams, Arapahoe,...
Criminal Mischief Denver Lawyers, C.R.S. 18-4-501
In Arapahoe, Douglas, and Denver County, Criminal Mischief, C.R.S. 18-4-501, is a frequently charged crime involving the destruction of the property of another. Defenses can be successful with the assistance of a lawyer to fight the charges. Damaging someone else's...
Criminal Mischief Charges Attorney – C.R.S. 18-4-501
Criminal Mischief, C.R.S. 18-4-501, crimes are charged whenever something gets broken, even if it is an accident or if the property belongs to you and another. This crime can even be a felony, so police have a lot of leverage once they file the charge with the...