Today the United States is home to about 5% of the world’s population yet we house a whopping 25% of the world’s prisoners. To say we are overcrowded and the system is overtaxed is grossly understating the situation. Moreover, a good majority of prisoners are dealing with addiction issues that go untreated. By addressing these […]
Category Archives: Criminal Defense
On January 6, the NAACP and The National Bar Association filed a brief in support of Judge Olu A. Stevens’ practices in relation to jury selection. Judge Stevens has dismissed two all-white juries in cases of black defendants because he did not feel they accurately represented the make-up of the defendant or the community. In response, the […]
The sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby have focused attention on statutes of limitations for cases involving rape, and whether or not they should exist at all. Statutes of Limitations are written laws that restrict the maximum time after an incident that criminal charges may be initiated. This applies only to bringing charges; once a defendant has […]
A new bill has been introduced to end forfeiture funding of the DEA’s Marijuana Suppression programs. The bill is a bipartisan effort to modify was has become a widely abused system of asset forfeiture from innocent citizens, who in many cases have not even been charged with any crimes. What is Asset Forfeiture? According to the Department […]
The short answer at this point is no. While an initiative was introduced earlier this year to permit public smoking in certain areas, activists just announced they are pulling the initiative from the ballot and seeking a more collaborative effort between themselves and local businesses in Denver. The initiative was called the Limited Social Cannabis […]
Jury nullification is making headlines in Denver and in particular in front of the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, where activists have been distributing fliers about nullification and fighting charges against other activists who have done the same, since July of this summer. This issue started receiving attention when Denver prosecutors brought charges of jury tampering against two activists […]
About a month ago the Internet blew up over the killing of Cecil the lion, a 13-year-old lion living in a Zimbabwean preserve, by an American dentist named Walter Palmer. The dentist paid a professional hunter and guide $50,000 for the experience. However, after the animal’s skeleton was discovered, skinned with his head removed, it […]
Last week, the jury in the Aurora theater shooting trial found James Holmes guilty on all 165 charges against him and the spotlight will continue to shine on this trial as the court shifts into the sentencing stage – deciding whether or not Holmes should receive the death penalty for his crimes. With this case […]
Exercise Your Right To Remain Silent Generally when the police contact an individual who is suspected of a crime, whether or not the subject of that investigation has committed a crime or not, the best advice for that subject is to remain silent. Here’s why. Anybody who is accused, charged or prosecuted with a crime […]
In order to get charged with a criminal offense in Colorado, the police are going to be involved in some way. This means any law enforcement agency. One common way a person may get charged is if a police officer directly observes a person engaged in a criminal act. Another way is if a citizen […]