Is Big Brother watching? Should he be? The advent of the internet has led to innumerable opportunities for the would-be criminal, from identity theft to hacked bank accounts. The latest emerging criminal opportunity taps into the future of the internet: social networking. This is the same social networking that lets you catch up with your […]
Category Archives: Criminal Defense
Reading through the CrimProf Blog recently I discovered a study about if hiring lawyers was really beneficial in felony cases. The study is called “Who’s Better at Defending Criminals? Does Type of Defense Attorney Matter in Terms of Producing Favorable Case Outcomes,” and it was written by Thomas Cohen a statistician for the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. It […]
Do I really need a lawyer? That’s an excellent question, the answer to which is, “it depends.” In small claims court (where disputes between two private parties over small dollar amounts are heard), lawyers aren’t even allowed. Having a lawyer represent you in court is never required; representing yourself is called litigation pro se (meaning […]
A Florida man has been accused of using his pit bull to participate in an assault on his daughter Sunday night after the Super Bowl. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s report, Julian Maynard Saunders, a 49 year old Ocala resident, got into an argument with his 19 year old daughter over the use of […]
As a criminal defense lawyer I’m often an object of curiosity at social gatherings. Strangers find out my profession and always have a litany of questions. How can you defend criminals? Don’t you think those people belong in jail? Aren’t you scared of your clients? These may seem like simple questions, but they are actually […]
“Should I have given my side of the story to the police?” This is one of the most common questions I am asked as a criminal defense attorney. Before I answer, a little background information is required to fully understand why this can be a complicated question. For starters, there is no legal requirement that […]
Criminal defense attorneys in Denver are applauding a recent decision of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that indicates the government must obtain a court warrant to require internet service providers to turn over stored e-mail to the authorities. The decision was the first time an appellate court said Americans had Fourth Amendment protection […]
The Colorado Department of Revenue keeps finding new and interesting ways to hassle motorists. One of the more recent examples of this is their refusal to protect drivers’ Fourth Amendment rights under the U.S. Constitution. Say “Danny Driver” gets stopped in his car by a police officer. Let’s also say that Danny is pulled over […]
Raise your hand if you’ve ever experimented with an illegal drug. A substantial number of us have—36% of Americans over age 12, according to a 1998 study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Recreational marijuana (and, to a lesser extent, other drug) use is a thread in the modern adolescent social tapestry. […]
The Interstate Driver’s License Compact: What out-of-staters don’t know about their Colorado ticket. By Mike Mauro on behalf of Hebets & McCallin Do you or does someone you know drive a car in Colorado using a license from another state? If so, you may be very interested in the following information. It is a fairly common misconception […]