In the previous post about a man suspected of committing various sexual assaults, we shared how the suspect is working with the system in the form of a plea deal. He pleaded guilty to a count of burglary and attempted rape in Colorado.He already has an attempted...
Year: 2011
Sex assault suspect in Colorado agrees to plea deal, part 1
Pleading guilty to a criminal charge is a big, drastic decision that should only be arrived at with thorough contemplation and the honest advice from a criminal defense attorney. There are some extreme situations when a guilty plea is a safe choice, and there are also...
Denver ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ criminal case is ‘no joking matter’
Sometimes the media and the public tend to make light of very serious matters. In criminal cases, people's lives and futures are on the line. There are people at the center of criminal cases whose lives and families deserve respect. A current high-profile Denver...
Colorado suspect pleads not guilty to out-of-state rape charge
There are certainly some types of cases that produce more public and media outcry than others. Those cases often involve children and sex crimes, which is why a sex assault on a child case involving a man from Colorado has stirred up an emotional public response.In a...
Medical marijuana laws cloud another legal area
We have discussed the issue of medical marijuana laws in Colorado and across the U.S. on this blog before. While progress has been made in order to allow those dealing with pain and illness to use the medical marijuana to help them, that progress is often tainted with...
Denver child’s death leads to felony child abuse charge
Criminal charges are serious for anyone, but they can be especially life-changing for those who have children. In the case of one Colorado woman, she was in jail for a drug possession conviction when she had her child. He spent the beginning of his life in the hands...
Denver sex assault case stalled because of evidence snags
The criminal justice system only works if all professionals involved with a case do their jobs properly. When someone drops the ball with regards to a criminal case, the defendant charged with a crime is left stressing about his future.In the matter of a Denver sexual...
Denver uses more effective lineup in criminal investigations
We have all seen the process play out in TV crime dramas. A witness is brought into a dark room, surrounded by investigators working a criminal case. A lineup of men or women is brought into another room that the witness can see into through a one-way window. To the...
Colorado Rockies player suspended for supposed drug abuse
In the past, we have covered multiple stories involving professional athletes. Athletes are not strangers to facing criminal charges. Perhaps it's because the system likes to try to make very public examples of the players, but the reason cannot be entirely...
Denver drivers are at high risk of getting speeding tickets
Local news reports have jumped all over a nationwide study that looks into the number of "speed traps" found in various U.S. states and cities. Colorado residents have great interest in the study because it turns out that there are two cities here that make the top...