What are you doing next week on Thursday night?Perhaps you’re planning to stay home to host hordes of costume-clad kids excited to ring your doorbell and watch while you drop candy into the bags they’re holding. Or maybe you anticipate heading out with family and...
Year: 2019
E-scooter crash lands Denver man with a DUI charge.
It’s a popular trend in metropolitan cities. Piloted by city dwellers eager to take advantage of a convenient new mode of transportation, rented scooters have rolled into major cities around the country.But these app-based scooters have also brought potential...
Update on Colorado’s revamped BAC testing regime
We recently informed readers of our criminal defense blogs at Shazam Kianpour & Associates in Denver that we would keep them timely updated on a key Colorado change in DUI-linked blood-alcohol testing.As we noted in our August 5 blog entry, that adjustment was...
Why should justice system handle a juvenile offender differently?
The attorneys comprising the deep legal team at the long-established Denver criminal defense law firm of Shazam Kianpour & Associates think that the answer to the above-posed blog headline query is simple. Moreover, it’s evident from the post title itself. To wit:...
Recent CO drug sting underscores state’s resolve, resources
One of our website practice pages at the established Denver criminal defense law firm of Shazam Kianpour & Associates references a number of drugs that become problematic for arrested Colorado residents. Unsurprisingly, marijuana is one cited entry. So too is...
Planning ahead can help you avoid a holiday DUI
We’ll discuss the holidays in more detail in upcoming articles, but the reality is that October is right around the corner. With the season change comes the busiest three months on many peoples’ social calendars. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas,...
What have Colorado police been busy doing this summer?
The above blog post headline query could reasonably be posed every year just about this time.And the same response could be noted on each occasion.To wit: Law enforcers across Colorado have been busily engaged over the past few months in arresting and charging alleged...
Unwary teens’ online behavior can reap harsh criminal consequences
Colorado parents know all about the vulnerabilities of their children, who are understandably prone to occasionally rash behavior and questionable judgment as they work their way toward adulthood. Moms and dads were once kids, too, and know that the road to maturity...
Are there simply too many arrests made in Colorado, nationally?
If the cops arrest you, you're going to jail.And that's regardless of the alleged offense against you, even in a case where most people might reasonably view the criminal charge against you as minor or even trifling.That is the decided conclusion derived by...
Why a broad-based camp supports Colorado drug-possession reform
We noted in our immediately preceding Shazam Kianpour & Associates blog post that there is a viewpoint in Colorado that resists downgrading some drug possession offenses from felonies to misdemeanors.We discussed that view in our September 3 entry. In doing so, we...