Here’s a truism that likely seems both fair and logical to most readers of this blog post: If Colorado officials suspend your driving license and precious behind-the-wheel privileges, that deprivation should occur only when it links directly to some driving...
Month: April 2021
Analysis of criminal exonerations probing, troublesome
There is a kind of perverse irony attached to the advocacy group National Registry of Exonerations. On the one hand, the organization likely welcomes public recognition and acknowledgment of the important work that it does. On the other hand, that very recognition...
Colorado would-be law spotlights felony murder
“We’re no longer throwing away people who are redeemable.” That is less a certainty than it is the expressed hope of one Colorado lawmaker sponsoring a new legislative bill that he and other criminal law reformers want to see modify existing law in one...
Public health emergency brings explosion of vehicle theft in Denver
If you are swept up in the law enforcement effort to clamp down on car theft in Colorado, consult with a criminal defense attorney as early as possible. Colorado, but especially Denver, has seen a sharp increase in car theft during the current health emergency – and...
How can this criminal justice reform be resisted?
Criminal charges spell understandably top-tier concerns for those in Colorado and nationally who face them, having the potential to upend life in an incalculably adverse way. There is no wiggle room on that point, as noted by an authoritative Colorado legal source on...
Forensics bad faith renders “reasonable doubt” guilt standard hollow
A candid observation of the American criminal justice system can stress without any real argument that defendants confront a system tilted against them from the moment they are criminally charged. Without proven legal counsel, they stand alone. And they immediately...
Opinion: Let’s revisit discipline for school-aged children
A strong and persistently glaring spotlight has unquestionably been shining on acting-up juveniles in recent years, especially in schools spanning Colorado and the rest of the country. That uber-focus has been noted by many criminal law commentators. One authoritative...
Domestic violence focal point of recent U.S. House voting outcome
The federal Violence Against Women Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1994 marked seminal legislation for victims of domestic violence. A recent Colorado Public Radio piece highlights the historical and important role played by the VAWA, noting that the enactment has...