Lawyers with the Experience to Provide Your Best Possible Defense
Crimes involving damage to property can be charged at different levels and in different courts. For instance, lower-level property damage charges are usually filed at the municipal level and are deemed "destruction of property." Higher-level property damage is filed at the state level and is termed "criminal mischief." Each charge is based on value of the damage and can be a misdemeanor or felony charge based on the total amount of money it would cost to repair the damaged items or property.
Criminal mischief and destruction of property charges can result from intentional property damage through vandalism, insurance fraud and other deliberate acts. Often, however, charges can result from unintentional criminal acts.
For example, we recently represented a man who smashed a picture frame during a fight with his wife. He bought the frame so he believed it to be his. However, under Colorado's community property laws, the frame actually belonged to both him and his wife. Because the property he destroyed was not wholly his, law enforcement officials were able to charge him with destruction of property and an act of domestic violence.
We have handled dozens of cases involving charges of criminal mischief and destruction of property. Did you slash someone's tires? Throw a rock at a windshield? Vandalize a neighbor's home or garage?
Our firm is one of Denver's largest practicing criminal defense law exclusively, and our four-member attorney team works, investigates and strategizes together to provide each client with the best possible defense. We can help argue issues such as restitution (paying for damage), attend your hearings and argue for your innocence or for reduced charges and sentencing.
Criminal mischief and destruction of property charges are considered "crimes of moral turpitude" and can bring long-term employment issues and other consequences.
Contact Shazam Kianpour & Associates, P.C.
If you face criminal charges in the Denver, Colorado, area, contact Shazam Kianpour & Associates, P.C. We offer free initial consultations, answer phones 24 hours a day and offer same-day appointments and immediate jail visits. Also, we charge affordable rates, offer payment plans and accept credit cards. To contact us, call 303-825-1075.
