Author Archives: Hebets & McCallin P.C.

Understanding Your Rights During Police Interviews: A Guide to Legal Protections

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT 5 MYTHS ABOUT MIRANDA RIGHTS

In any encounter with law enforcement, understanding your rights is crucial to ensuring fair treatment and protection under the law. When it comes to police interviews, individuals possess certain rights designed to safeguard them from self-incrimination and uphold their constitutional protections. This article explores the rights you have during police interviews, emphasizing your right to […]

Presumption of Innocence: Understanding Why Individuals Charged with Crimes Are Not Always Guilty

Presumption of Innocence Understanding Why Individuals Charged with Crimes Are Not Always Guilty

The criminal justice system is designed to uphold the principles of justice, fairness, and the protection of individual rights. At its core lies the presumption of innocence, a fundamental principle that asserts that an individual is considered innocent until proven guilty. However, the reality is that people charged with crimes are not always guilty, and […]

Guarding Your Claim Against Insurance Adjusters

Guarding Your Claim Against Insurance Adjusters

When someone has been injured in an accident, one of the ways they can seek compensation for their losses and injury is through submitting an insurance claim for damages. When reporting the incident to your insurance company or against the insurer of the at-fault person, you are likely to hear from an insurance adjuster. Knowing […]

The Rise Of Snapchat Crimes

The Rise Of Snapchat Crimes

Social media has created an explosion of new crimes, particularly on the beloved-by-teens Snapchat application. The app has become a hotbed of criminal activity because of users’ ability to communicate in secret. Messages “disappear” right after you send them. But since its inception, we are learning that there is almost always a digital footprint when […]

Prosecuting Drug Overdose Cases

PROSECUTING DRUG OVERDOSE CASES

In 2020, there were 1,477 people who died of drug overdoses in Colorado, the highest number that’s ever been recorded in the state. These statistics, from the Colorado Health Department, shed light on a growing problem across the country of increasing overdose deaths. Lawmakers and those in the criminal justice system struggle to address this […]

Fourth Amendment Searches: Do You Have A Warrant?

FOURTH AMENDMENT SEARCHES: DO YOU HAVE A WARRANT?

Citizens of this country have the right to be protected from unreasonable searches by law enforcement. Your Fourth Amendment rights may save you from an unlawful conviction if you are informed and have skilled legal counsel. This is a complex area of law, but we cover the basics for you in this article. Any evidence […]

Can I Be Arrested For Drugs That Aren’t Mine?

CAN I BE ARRESTED FOR DRUGS THAT AREN’T MINE

Drug possession is one of the most common criminal charges in Colorado. However, many people charged with this crime, even when the drugs belonged to someone else, did not know the drugs were there. But can you actually be arrested for and convicted of drug possession if drugs were not yours? Understandably, most people who […]