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This spring Hebets & McCallin conducted a national essay competition for writings related to criminal defense topic.  The winner of this year’s contest is Joshua Wilson from Kansas State University.  His essay appears in full below, and in the coming … Continue reading →

Recently, over in the UK a man was concerned about the speed that people were travelling outside his house.  He estimated that people were driving about 20 to 30 mph over the speed limit.  Rather than continue to  wait around for the … Continue reading →

One of area enforcement that we see emphasized in Denver, especially around the stadiums and downtown, is the pursuit of ticket scalping.  There are some important things you should know about ticket scalping law in Colorado.  Denver police officers have … Continue reading →

Everyone who contacts our law office asking for advice receives some form of free consultation with a criminal attorney.  For some people, they have a few simple questions which can be answered on the telephone, but for most cases that … Continue reading →

As a number of recent news articles indicate across the country schools are increasing calling the police and children are increasingly being handcuffed for school discipline issues.  In Georgia a 6 year old girl was handcuffed because she was having … Continue reading →

Ever since the medical marijuana boom started a few years ago here in Colorado, some weed-related legal issues have become a bit, well, hazy.  One of the issues we have seen in our practice is whether a medical marijuana patient … Continue reading →

This week the Colorado legislature is moving forward on a bill to reduce prosecutors’ power in juvenile cases.   Currently, in Colorado for many types of felonies, a prosecutor can try a juvenile in adult court without any oversight from a … Continue reading →

For many people, attending a Colorado Rockies game may be the highlight of a summer.  However, for some people misunderstandings or run-ins with other fans can lead to ejection or arrest when attending a Colorado Rockies game at Coors Field. … Continue reading →

During March 2012, the Colorado Senate has introduced a bill that would change the way people are sentenced for possession of drugs in Colorado.  SB 2012-163 is intended to prevent people who only posses a controlled substance from receiving a … Continue reading →