Colorado: Are You Too High to Drive? To the delight of many, marijuana is legal in Colorado. Anybody who has driven down I-25 has seen and smelled the clouds of pot smoke billowing out of driver’s windows in standstill traffic. Nonetheless, driving after smoking, vaping, or eating edibles is a highly punishable offense and carries […]
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Taylor Swift has been in the news recently due to a legal conflict that has the pop music world abuzz. We will give you the story and explain why it could change the way musicians negotiate legal contracts in the future. Fifteen Taylor Swift’s heart was set on becoming a music star by the time […]
Domestic Violence is defined as any crime that is committed when the victim is a past or present intimate partner. This can be a husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, even someone with whom you have only had a casual intimate relationship. Most crimes a person faces are stand alone charges. Domestic violence charges are an […]
Could mandatory arrest laws in cases of domestic violence have prevented the murder of Gabby Petito? Would increasing vigilance in handling domestic violence prevent further cases of intimate partner violence? We recently dropped a podcast on this here. We discuss the case and address these questions in this article. Scary Statistics Almost one third of female […]
In Colorado, if you get arrested for a Driving Under the Influence, there are a number of possible penalties you can face. Driving Under the Influence is a criminal misdemeanor offense that carries the possibility of jail time. Most offenders must complete probation, alcohol classes, community service and pay fines. In addition to these penalties, […]
Unemployment fraud is a booming sector of crime in Colorado. Responding last year to the wave of springtime unemployment claims due to COVID, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment instituted policies to help people get payments with minimal inconvenience. This left the benefits system much more vulnerable to fraud than before, and along with […]
Probation is an alternative sentence in the United States criminal justice system. Many offenders are exposed to the possibility of jail or prison as penalties for their criminal cases, but probation is a way for an offender to remain in the community and go about their life without being jailed as long as they follow […]
Each year in America, roughly 1.5 million drivers are charged with DUI. While being charged with DUI is not the same as being convicted of DUI, often-times the costs are pretty similar. Anyone facing Driving Under the Influence charges is well advised to hire a lawyer who specializes in DUI cases. These cases almost exclusively […]
It probably is no surprise to hear that alcohol is the leading cause of fatalities and serious injuries after a car accident. In fact, thousands of people across the states lose their lives in drunk driving related collisions each year, even with strict DUI and DWI laws intact. A driver who has a BAC of at least […]
What Is a Cold Case? Cold cases are crimes that for lack of evidence investigators have had to put off solving. The longer a case goes without progress, the more resources the investigating agency will divert from it to address fresher work, until the old case has no life at all beyond maybe a perfunctory […]
