Police officers have to read me my rights if they arrest me, or I go free. This is false, no doubt perpetuated by years and years of cop movies and TV shows like Law and Order that show officers reading Miranda rights to suspects the moment they slap the cuffs on them. Police officers only […]
Category Archives: Criminal Defense
You’re driving along, minding your own business, when suddenly you see flashing lights in your rear-view mirror. Your stomach sinks and your heart beats faster as you tick through the possible reasons for the stop. No matter the situation, it is never good news. Wouldn’t it be nice to minimize the chances of being stopped […]
Don’t judge me by my tattoo! That is what Kansas murder suspect Jeffrey Chapman wants help with before his jury trial this week. He sports an extremely large and conspicuous tattoo across his entire neck that spells MURDER. He also has a tattoo of a tear under his eye, which is commonly symbolic in gang […]
A little over a week ago in Utah, Darren West was going through the garage of his estranged wife Megan Huntsman. He made a horrifying discovery. Inside a cardboard box he found the remains of a tiny infant. Police were called and 6 more bodies were found in boxes and plastic bags. When police interrogated […]
Around midnight on March 24th, tragedy struck. According to the charging document, Ever Olivos-Gutierrez, an undocumented illegal alien, was driving a Ford Exposition near the intersection of Dayton Street and Colfax Avenue in Aurora just east of Denver. He did not have a valid license. Police say he had been drinking and ran a red […]
Coloradans were stunned yesterday as they watched their televisions live to see Ryan Stone commit felony after felony in the Wednesday morning rush hour. It was like watching someone play Grand Theft Auto V, only it was real. Surreal may be the better word for it. The irony is that we have learned that Ryan Stone was […]
OK, I get it. Assaulting another human being is inexcusable. Domestic violence is a big problem in our culture and needs to be stamped out. Violence in society generally makes everyone worse off. On these things we can (hopefully) agree. The issue only gets tricky when you take situations where there isn’t an obvious […]
Halloween is the time when most children as well as adults just want to have fun dressing up in costumes. It is the time to get wild and crazy keeping in mind not to get out of control, because the police are on high alert. One reason the police are more vigilant is because some […]
When I was young, I did my fair share of very stupid things; maybe even more than my fair share. Whether it was “shagging” on my skateboard (for the uninitiated, this is catching a free ride by grabbing the bumper of an unsuspecting passing car), exploring abandoned buildings after dark, or an occasional egging or […]
In Colorado, if a motorist is stopped and detained by a police officer who has probable cause to believe that the motorist is under the influence of alcohol, the motorist is required by law to submit to a chemical test of their breath or blood to determine their blood alcohol content (BAC). If the motorist […]