As crazy as it sounds, Domestic Violence charges in Douglas County and across Colorado, can be attached to any underlying crime, including Theft. Domestic Violence (DV) is not a criminal offense in and of itself. It is called a "sentence enhancer," and is located in...
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Domestic Violence
Colorado Domestic Violence, C.R.S. 18-6-800.3
Domestic Violence (C.R.S. 18-6-800.3), is not one specific crime in Denver, Arapahoe, or Douglas County. It is a special designation assigned to any crime where there is an act of violence, or a threat, against a person who is or was in a special relationship with the...
Non-Violent Domestic Violence in Colorado?
Am I the only one who sees the inconsistency with this special interest driven label? Basically said, our legislature is scared of being labeled as tolerant of violence by special interest groups, so they agreed to the extreme terms contained within our Colorado...
Domestic Violence Denver Essentials, C.R.S. 18-6-800.3
Domestic Violence (DV) is broadly defined across the state of Colorado and doesn't even actually require any act of "violence". While DV generally means "an act or threatened act of violence upon a person with whom the actor has been in an intimate relationship," it...
Is Nonviolent Conduct Domestic Violence?
Sometimes, I have a hard time imagining the rationale behind this crazy law for Domestic Violence in Denver, Arapahoe and Douglas County. Any crime can be Domestic Violence (DV). In fact, this label can be added to child abuse, animal cruelty and criminal mischief....
Fast Track Domestic Violence – Slow it Down
We frequently see cases involving Domestic Violence in our practice and we've reminded you that any charge can have the DV label. Now, we want to alert you to a trend occurring in many Colorado Courts like those in Adams County and Broomfield County, which rushes...
“Twilight” Marathon Ends in Domestic Violence: C.R.S. 18-6-801
A Lakewood man was recently arrested on charges of Domestic Violence "DV" (C.R.S. 18-6-801) after he became angry that his girlfriend and her children were having a "Twilight" movie marathon. The Lakewood police allege he left after becoming irritated by the movies...
Intimate is No Longer Sex, Domestic Violence 18-6-800.3
Coloradoans are faced with a ridiculously broad definition of Domestic Violence (DV) in Colorado under C.R.S. 18-6-800.3. That definition just became broader still. This definition is used in Denver, Arapahoe and Jefferson County, and every County in Colorado. It is...
Clothes on Fire: Domestic Violence, C.R.S. 18-6-801
A Denver man returned home to find his clothes on fire in his closet. He told police that he had returned home and smelled something burning in his bedroom. When he went to investigate, he found his girlfriend leaving the room and discovered several items in his...
Crazy Mandatory Arrest Law – Domestic Violence in Colorado
If the police are called on a Domestic Violence case in Denver, Jefferson and Arapahoe County, someone is going to jail. Colorado has a law which says that arrests are mandatory once the police decide who is at fault. C.R.S. 18-6-803.6. With a profession like police...