Plainly put, the Statute of Limitations is a law which prohibits prosecution of crimes after a certain duration of time has elapsed. Stated another way, the Statute of Limitations essentially creates an “expiration date” for crimes; if the “expiration date” for a crime has come and passed, charges for that crime can no longer be […]
After a heated debate, the nation’s first proposed state-backed investment bank for the marijuana business failed Tuesday in the Colorado House. The proposed trust was intended to provide a means for Colorado medical marijuana-based businesses to borrow money and do their banking as well. A Denver criminal defense attorney with experience handling complex medical marijuana […]
With the recent defeat of California’s Prop 19, it seems Colorado has moved to the forefront of the medical marijuana debate. A recent conference of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) met at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. to discuss the federal government’s stance on legitimizing medical marijuana. Unlike other discussions in the […]
Michael Lohan, the 50 year old father of tabloid star Lindsay Lohan, was arrested in Los Angeles and charged with suspicion of injuring a cohabitant and false imprisonment. According to the West Hollywood sheriff’s office, Kate Major, Lohan’s ex-girlfriend, filed a domestic violence report and declined medical treatment. The tabloid site TMZ.com is reporting that the two […]
On March 1, 2011 a Burlington, CO couple was shot to death. The alleged shooter is their 12 year old son. While the case is sealed, the media has reported that the boy also attacked his younger siblings with a knife. The district attorney handling the case has indicated as of the time of this […]
Put this one in the official “What not to do during a traffic stop” manual. Denver DUI defense attorneys couldn’t believe the recent news of an Ohio man taking a swig of beer after being pulled over for suspicion of DUI. According to the police, Stephen Supers, a 25 year old man from Elyria, Ohio, […]
Denver DUI attorneys caught this recent story out of Chicago. Last week Chicago police saw a sleeping Raul Vega, Jr. creeping down the road. They were able to catch up to Vega’s 2000 Oldsmobile Alero on foot and even stopped the vehicle by hand! Inside was a passed out Vega at the wheel. Apparently he […]
The Fort Collins City Council is considering a proposal to “grandfather” in medical marijuana dispensaries, called “centers,” to avoid new zoning guidelines that took effect last year. According to the newly adopted zoning guidelines, the number of centers will be capped at 23, are required to be at least 500 feet away from schools, parks, […]
Colorado Representatives Claire Levy and Mark Waller have just introduced a bill which would set a legal limit on the amount of THC that is permissible in a person’s blood while driving. HB 11-1261, introduced this week, proposes that a person with a blood content at or above 5 nanograms of THC be charged with […]
Here we go again. Just as she was hoping to be free of her supervised probation from a 2007 DUI conviction, Los Angeles prosecutors officially charged Lindsay Lohan with felony grand theft over allegedly taking a $2,500 necklace from a jewelry store in California. The 24 year old actress was just released from court ordered […]