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Charged With A Crime? It Doesn’t Mean You’re Guilty.
When men and women are convicted of a crime, at sentencing a judge must decide whether to give a prison or county jail sentence. Judges are sometimes required by the law or circumstances to impose a period of incarceration (county jail or prison) rather than...
Possession of child porn or pornography in Douglas County, Colorado is also called Sexual Exploitation of a Child. Being charged with having videos or pictures of naked children is a serious offense with serious consequences. However, not everyone charged with Sexual...
Imagine you are driving down the road and then there are flashing blue and red lights in your rearview mirror. You are on a busy road, so you wait to pull over until there is a turnoff from the main street. When the cop arrives at your door, he has his gun drawn. He...
Are parents responsible for the criminal acts of their juvenile children? The short answer is yes. C.R.S. 19-2-919 of the Colorado Children's Code gives authority to judges and magistrates in juvenile courts to impose restitution against parents or guardians in...
Illegal Possession or Consumption of Ethyl Alcohol or Marijuana by an Underage Person, C.R.S. 18-13-122, is also known as Minor in Possession of Alcohol, or MIP in Arapahoe and Douglas County, and it can be a serious charge for children or young adults. Although a...
When Serving an Eighteen Year Sentence Becomes a Life Sentence Today, I read a story about a man in southern Colorado, near Pueblo, who was in the Department of Corrections prison system in Trinidad, serving an 18 year sentence. He had been released with a work crew,...
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...
Criminal and Arrest Records are Easily Created If you have a criminal record in Colorado, you should always have it sealed as long as your situation qualifies under the Record Sealing Statute, C.R.S. 24-72-308. Any arrest, whether you are convicted of a crime or not,...
Public Indecency Does not Always Require Intent Public Indecency, defined at C.R.S. 18-7-301, is a strict liability crime, which simply means what you don't know can hurt you. Most criminal acts require that the actor knows he is doing the prohibited act. There are...
Felony DUI Messyness in Colorado Starting August 5, 2015, Colorado will have a felony DUI-Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol law on the books. While many DUI / DWAI or drinking and driving victims in Adams and Jefferson County are happy, I am concerned that we've...