It is no surprise that many Colorado motorists are confused about the differences between driving while ability impaired (DWAI) and driving under the influence (DUI), especially since their names sound like they could be the same thing. The fact is, however, they are...
Month: July 2017
Buffaloes cornerback arrested, suspended for domestic violence
A sophomore cornerback for the Colorado Buffaloes has been accused of attempting to push a female companion down a stairwell. He has been arrested and charged with domestic violence, assault and harassment. He has also been suspended indefinitely, on the eve of fall...
Is a federal marijuana crackdown coming in Colorado?
What many people don’t realize is that even though the recreational use of marijuana is legal under Colorado law, it is still very much illegal under federal law. However, while the federal government could seek to prosecute many recreational marijuana users in...
Criminal law commentator points to “crisis” in forensic work
We would ask our readers across Colorado to try to imagine for just a moment the sheer consternation of criminal prosecutors in another state earlier this year when they had to ditch more than 21,000 drug cases they were working on.It turned out that one of their...
Court: Pot-sniffing dog not enough to conduct car search
Thanks to Amendment 64, Coloradans over the age of 21 can now possess one ounce of less or marijuana for personal use without having to fear criminal prosecution under Colorado law. Unfortunately, though, drug-sniffing dogs may not have received this memo -- meaning...
“Average” Colorado DUI conviction yields major loss of time
As a number of media sources have dutifully related over past months, the cumulative costs linked with a Colorado-based DUI conviction for any state resident are flat-out onerous, if not draconian.We noted one of those sources in a blog post from earlier this year,...
Is texting while driving now legal in CO? Depends who you ask.
Even though a recent change in Colorado law increased the penalty for texting while driving from $50 per violation to $300 per violation, thanks to some interesting language contained in this new law, many people are now confused about whether texting behind the wheel...
Recent Colorado roadway enforcement program underscores key point
The Click It or Ticket program that commands uniform appeal for traffic law enforcers nationally yielded some impressive results in its most recent application across Colorado.To wit: Reportedly, the spring initiative -- "meant to serve as a reminder to drivers as we...