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Insanity vs. Mental Incompetency to Proceed - A Denver Lawyer's Explanation There are two terms used in criminal courts related to whether a charged person has the mental capacity to continue in their case. These are Insanity and Mental Incompetency to Proceed. Each...
We are not too far past the guilt phase of the Aurora theatre shooting trial in Arapahoe County, and the Insanity phase is underway. This made me consider what's next for the jury and their important decision making. Let's take a look at the law on the subject of...
Competency Arises in Many High Profile Criminal Cases Recently, mental health issues have been getting a great deal of attention from the media for both the role they play in criminal behavior and how the criminal justice system deals with people experiencing mental...
Denver Insanity Attorney The Colorado insanity statutes, found in C.R.S. 16-8-101 through 122, do not specify the amount of time the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) has to complete court ordered mental health evaluations. As a result, persons charged in...
Denver Criminal Defense Attorney - Mental Conditions Matter Evidence of someone's mental condition at trial is admissible without an insanity plea, according to a new case issued by the Colorado Supreme Court. This is significant because in many felony cases from...
Insanity as a Defense in Colorado is a tough affirmative defense to use. The Colorado legislature has made it very difficult to use this defense, due to its great power. Our elected leaders don't want people using it as a "get out of jail free card", for purposeful...