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Charged With A Crime? It Doesn’t Mean You’re Guilty.
Sometimes, we are curious about what is behind the closed doors of others, in their back yards, or, we enter a home by mistake when drunk. We don't have any intent to steal or hurt anyone. We have seen all these scenarios occur in our Denver criminal defense law...
Recently, we defended a man charged with both Prohibited Use of Weapons, C.R.S. 18-12-106, and Illegal Discharge of a Firearm, C.R.S. 18-12-107.5. He had accidently discharged his handgun and it went into a neighbor's house since they shared a common wall. Because...
Denver criminal defense attorneys know the drill all too well. A woman and man are drinking too much and make the poor decision to have sex. Neither is in the position to be making important choices. The next day, the woman learns that one of her friends heard of the...
I still remember police officer stories from a small town I lived in, where the cops were watching a doper thug as he strolled around downtown. They were watching him to see if his large knife was concealed. The doper knew the law and the police never got him for...
On any given day, men and women in Denver are charged with Indecent Exposure for conduct which was not designed or intended to violate our laws. As criminal defense attorneys, we often hear of this crime when men are found masturbating in private and someone...
At the end of any criminal jury trial across Colorado, the defense attorney and his client have a difficult wait. They must wait for hours until the jury decides the guilt or innocence of the accused. This is a difficult period. Let's talk about what the jury does...
Possession of a Weapon by Previous Offender statute, C.R.S. 18-12-108, also known as POWPO, is very broad and should provide a strong reason why a person charged with a felony in Denver and Arapahoe County should consider all implications before taking a plea to a...
We normally see the charge of Harassment, C.R.S. 18-9-111, when someone pushes another person or keeps calling them and hanging up the phone when they answer. More lately, we are seeing Harassment charges as the go-to charge when men and women have been pushing,...
Many police officers are fair minded people trying to do their job. We rarely hear of problems with them. However, many other officers are power-hungry people who insist on their way or they get violent. Hiding behind their badge, they roughhouse men and women...
I have been amazed at the high percentage of criminal cases which originate in an addiction. Here are the big three addictions we see in our criminal defense law firm practice in Denver and Arapahoe County. First, we see sex addictions, second, alcohol addictions...