Felony menacing is a criminal charge that sounds pretty intimidating, but a lot of people facing this charge are unclear about what this charge entails. In Colorado the crime of menacing means that a person knowingly makes the victim fear imminent serious bodily injury. Essentially, you might liken the crime of menacing to being charged […]
Almost daily some poor uninformed soul comes into our office or calls with the same story. “My husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend and I were having a heated argument and I called the police to calm things down.” To the average person this sounds logical. It sounds reasonable. To anyone who knows our criminal justice system it sounds like […]
I was talking to a younger cousin of mine recently about a criminal case he had read about in the paper. In that case, a man was arrested and charged for having 40 kilos of cocaine in his basement. However, when the case went to court, a judge suppressed all of the evidence found in […]
I recently heard a great story from an attorney with a client accused of DUI. The story the client told seemed typical. He had drank a couple of beers while out at a bar with friends but he still felt in control and couldn’t figure out why the officer had assumed that he was DUI. […]
What would the world be like if you could drink as much as you want, but then sober up in only a few minutes by taking a pill? Some intrepid scientists are trying to make this future a reality in their new study and clinical trials in humans. The study was testing a drug on rats to […]
Picture this: Oscar Pistorius woke in the middle of the night. It was pitch black and he did not have his prosthetic legs on. He heard a noise and realized with horror that his balcony doors were open and workers had left ladders leaning against the house. Fearing an intruder, feeling exposed without his prosthetic […]
The Colorado Supreme Court issued an interesting decision in People v. LaRosa on January 14, 2013. This case overturns a 100 year old precedent in Colorado criminal law and could impact the way many crimes are investigated and prosecuted. So what is the issue in this case? The case involves the “corpus delicti rule” which […]
Gun laws are a very hot topic these days in light of the tragic mass shootings that have occurred nationwide in recent years. This blog, and others to follow, will discuss the current implementation of Colorado’s gun laws. We introduce this series with a discussion of Colorado Concealed Weapons (CCW) laws. First of all, let’s […]
After you receive a DUI in Colorado most drivers receive an interlock system in their car when they get their license back. An interlock is simply a device that checks your BAC each time you go to start up your vehicle. One very common question is if a person has multiple cars, which cars does […]
Amendment 64 has passed in Colorado, legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in our great state of Colorado. So are we ushering in an age of Cheech and Chong marathons at the multiplex? Is Tie-Dye going to be our new state color? Should we start honing our hackeysack skills? Not so fast. As Governor Hickenlooper […]