We note on our criminal defense website at Shazam Kianpour & Associates the often mistaken assumption that a ticketed traffic offense is largely an irritant/inconvenience and nothing more.In fact, the blowback from a ticket can be far more severe and lasting than...
Month: January 2019
Colorado’s “Winter Blitz” is not what many readers likely think
The term “Winter Blitz” is currently being referenced in many Colorado media outlets. That might reasonably sound like an all-out effort by marketers to lure state residents into shopping centers to scarf up the holiday season’s remaining inventory. An exciting...
How does a DUI Per Se affect Colorado drivers?
A driving under the influence (DUI) charge can be nerve-wracking enough, but sometimes after a drinking and driving arrest you see two charges: DUI and DUI per se.But can you really be charged twice for the same traffic stop? The answer: Yes. Using scientific proof In...
Focus on Colorado’s sex offender registry law re juveniles
One Colorado legislator labels it “a huge stigma … that leads to all kinds of downstream issues related to mental health and educational attainment.”And he wants the source of that life-altering negativity to go away.The stressed concern of Rep. Jonathan Singer...
What is a habitual traffic offender?
Sometimes drivers make a mistake and the consequences can be severe. It can sometimes set you up to fail again and lead to further charges.If this happens, the penalties can be overwhelming. In Colorado, you may face a habitual traffic offender (HTO) charge.An HTO is...
How has legalized cannabis changed Colorado?
Legalized recreational marijuana sales began in Colorado on January 1, 2014 after voters passed Amendment 64 in the 2012 election. The amendment outlined a statewide drug policy and supporters believed its passage would allow officers to focus on violent crime...
A look back at Colorado’s 2018 DUI Heat is On campaign
Colorado Department of Transportation officials can’t say for sure whether their notably aggressive DUI enforcement campaigns are having appreciable effects out on state streets and highways.They can say this with certainty, though: The funding well for the so-called...
Can you get a DUI with cannabis in your system?
Recreational marijuana may be legal under Colorado law, but it does not give residents a free pass on all use. Much like with alcohol consumption, you cannot do whatever you want while under the influence.It is possible to be charged for driving under the influence...
Opinion piece crystal clear: change Colorado’s drug crime policies
It was “an expensive and hurtful fable.”And let’s not mince words about it, adds Colorado’s Sentinel magazine in a recent editorial piece that heavily criticizes America’s so-called War on Drugs. That policy initiative has been the decades-long mantlepiece guiding...