Why You Need a Jury Trial in Denver, Colorado is simple: it will increase the chances of winning your criminal case at court. There are many practical reasons your chance of success at trial increases with a jury. Judges are Real People You must consider who we are as...
Charged With A Crime? It Doesn’t Mean You’re Guilty.
Year: 2011
Why Judges Hate Jury Trials
Why judges hate jury trials in courts used to be a mystery to me. Even though the Colorado and United States' Constitutions guarantee criminal defendants jury trials in courts, judges hate them. After more than twenty years of working with judges, I understand the...
Insanity as a Defense in Colorado
Insanity as a Defense in Colorado is a tough affirmative defense to use. The Colorado legislature has made it very difficult to use this defense, due to its great power. Our elected leaders don't want people using it as a "get out of jail free card", for purposeful...
Criminal Sentencing in Colorado Courts
Criminal Sentencing in Colorado courts is a thing of art. Today, I watched a public defender take a fellow with a new probation revocation for felony theft, after a terrible criminal history, and get him a sentence of only ten days of jail and probation. That was a...
Are Public Defenders Great Lawyers?
Are Public Defenders Great Lawyers for your criminal case in Douglas, Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, and Jefferson County? After twenty years of work with them, I am convinced they are great lawyers for any felony or misdemeanor case. Yet, they get a bad reputation because...
Yahoo Chat – Dangerous Hunting Ground for Internet Luring
Yahoo Chat - dangerous Hunting Ground for Internet Luring charges. Whether you are ten, twenty or sixty years old, Yahoo Chat is a dangerous place to be in Denver, Arapahoe County, Douglas County, Jefferson County, or Adams County. We have seen a large number of cases...
Do You Need a Criminal Law Specialist?
Do you need a criminal law specialist lawyer for your Denver, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Adams or Douglas County criminal case? That depends on whether your case involves specialized rules like the Rules of Criminal Procedure, knowledge of criminal case law, and experience...
Miranda Rights Required to be Read by Colorado Police
Miranda rights required to be read by Colorado police is a frequent evidence subject by callers to our office. It is a good question and tells me the caller is thinking. Whether in Denver, Arapahoe County, Jefferson County, Douglas County or Adams County, here is the...
Self Defense for Assault, Harassment and Menacing
Self defense for Assault, Harassment and Menacing charges in Denver, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Adams, and Douglas County is often overlooked or misunderstood in Colorado. Lawyers miss the value of this Affirmative Defense and miss a chance to win their case. Criminal...
Police Tactics to Get you to Talk
Police tactics to get you to talk in Jefferson County regarding a crime like Enticement of a Child or Sexual Exploitation of a Child are common sense. Remember the old saying that you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar? The first time out, you don't tell...