It may be tempting for some Denver residents to think that because Colorado is a state which allows the use of medical marijuana, there are laxer laws surrounding marijuana. This is not the case. Medical marijuana is approved only for patients that suffer from an...
Month: August 2012
Sex offenders in southern state must out themselves on Facebook
In the United States, being labeled a sex offender comes with some of the most serious, life-altering consequences of all criminal labels. There's no stigma like that which follows a sex crime accusation and/or conviction, and now social networking sites are working...
Bath salts out of Colorado stores, but on the internet
In the past, we have included posts about bath salts, a synthetic drug that law enforcement has had to deal with in the past few years. In effect earlier this summer, Colorado stores were barred from selling the product, therefore, making it harder for want-to-be...
Research finds common themes in domestic violence cases
Even though every individual supposedly criminal incident has its own back story and details, academics and the legal system like to find common threads within certain types of cases. This is true with the legal matter of domestic violence. Identifying common threads...
DUI for Riding a Bicycle While Intoxicated? Maybe…
We have all seen news stories that discuss out-of-the-ordinary drunk driving arrests. From the motorized bar stool to the riding lawn mower, drivers of unusual vehicles are often very surprised to find out that they can receive a DUI for piloting these while...