Red -- especially bright red -- is a color that invariably features when the public's attention is being solicited. There is certainly a compelling reason why stops signs aren't bathed in soft pastels and why the vehicle commanding the most attention at a car show...
Month: March 2016
Why so many people oppose DUI sobriety checkpoints
"[A] person with common sense has to scratch their head and say, 'What's this all about?'" Today's post spotlights a particular law enforcement practice that provides most policy agencies with considerable revenue while at the same time opening them up to criticism...
Focus: Colorado DMV and driver’s license reinstatement
In your view, the worst-case scenario has just come to pass. And that is this: You're a Colorado motorist heavily dependent on your car for work-related and other reasons, and state officials have just suspended your driver's license. That happens all the time, with...
An adage relevant to DUI defense: leave no stone unturned
As we note on our website regarding drunk driving cases in Colorado, "no two cases are the same."Logically, how could they be?For starters, every situation involving a police stop is replete with singular considerations. Those include the locale, the weather, the time...
Driving under the influence: virtually anyone can be charged
Here is something that is characteristic and instantly notable about a drunk driving arrest and charge in Denver or elsewhere across Colorado.It is egalitarian.By that we mean this: Just about any person who has ever had a drink or two and gotten behind the wheel can...
A Colorado DMV hearing: proven counsel can make a difference
Do you like red tape? We didn't think so. Few people do, in any context, given its close connection with some of the more frustrating and angst-ridden moments in life. Red tape implies waiting -- lots of waiting. It also has a close nexus with dizzying amounts of...
Persistent drunk driver: a tag to avoid, if possible
Persistence.It's a good thing, right? That stick-to-it quality is what routinely enables individuals to get over some proverbial hump and achieve a hard-earned goal.We referenced the term in one of our blog posts last year, noting that, alas, there are contexts in...
Principal Colorado DUI crackdown campaign once again in force
When some Colorado residents hear the slogan "The Heat Is On" (and people across the state do hear it on a recurring basis), they just might be prompted to pose this rhetorical question: Isn't it always on?Indeed, it might seem to be so. A recent Denver-based media...
New Colorado would-be law addresses privacy element in DUI cases
It is assuredly anything but a secret that the repercussions flowing from a behind-the-wheel drinking-related arrest and conviction in Colorado can be both myriad and severe.A quick finger count of the potential downsides that can be enumerated includes outcomes like...
Felony DUI and its comparatively harsh consequences, Part 2
We noted in our immediately preceding blog post the notably harsh consequences of a felony DUI conviction as compared with outcomes attached to a misdemeanor offense.Indeed, many people might reasonably deem the outcome of a given felony DUI as draconian.One Colorado...