Self Defense of Your Home in Denver, Colorado - Avoid Homicide / Murder Charges Shooting someone inside your house in Self Defense in Denver is a big decision. Colorado law permits killing someone who comes inside your house who is there illegally and is there to...
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Murder / Homicide
Murder in the Second Degree or Manslaughter? Police Sometimes Get Charged Too
Two police officers are being charged in the death of a 6-year-old boy. They felt they had justification for shooting into a fleeing suspect's car recently, as part of a criminal investigation into a crime. Whether they knew the boy was present is not clear, but I...
Zimmerman Murder Lawyers Fight Prosecution and the Press
George Zimmerman's defense lawyers deserve a hearty congratulations for their Homicide / Murder acquittal. Not only did the attorneys fight the prosecution, they fought the media who constantly sought to stir public sentiment that this was a race case - not self...
Is Murder Justice for an Alleged Sex Offender?
A Colorado Springs girl that pled guilty to Manslaughter (C.R.S. 18-3-104) was given two years of probation and mandatory counseling in exchange for a guilty plea. Her victim's body was shot multiple times and found by a park maintenance worker on a trail near Palmer...
Fremont County Arrest – Brother’s Homicide / Murder: C.R.S. 18-3-103
A Fremont County, Colorado, man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder (C.R.S. 18-3-103) after he shot and killed his brother in what amounts to Homicide / Murder. The man claimed that he thought he was firing a bean-bag round at his brother, and that he...
Evans Juveniles – Eluding and Drive By Shooting: C.R.S. 18-9-116.5
Three juveniles from Evans, Colorado are in the custody of the Evans Police after allegedly participating in a drive-by shooting that injured two, leading to a police chase in Greeley (Eluding: C.R.S. 18-9-116.5). While the three boys remain in custody, it is unclear...
Affirmative Defense for Killing Sexual Assault Abuser?: C.R.S. 18-1-704
Denver Murder Attorney In Denver, Jefferson, and Adams County, Colorado, an affirmative defense such as Self Defense or Defense of Another Person (C.R.S. 18-1-704) can completely negate any criminal liability when a person is accused of a crime. Recently, a Texas man...