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We imagine that many readers of our criminal law blogs at the proven Denver criminal defense law firm of Shazam Kianpour & Associates have heard the phrase “the thin blue line.” That expression refers to the metaphorical wall of protection provided by law...
Colorado hardly takes a one-and-done approach toward law enforcers’ efforts to identify intoxicated motorists and thereafter subject them to some of the nation’s harshest drunk driving penalties. Their actions in that regard are persistent and ongoing, as referenced...
It’s likely the case that not many Coloradans get passionate or overly animated when it comes to a discussion of the state’s statutorily listed misdemeanors. In fact, the term “misdemeanor” is often perceived by the public to relate to criminal conduct of decidedly...
Some people might be a bit amused by the following story. We suspect, though, that most Colorado readers of this blog will not find much humor in it. In fact, they might reasonably regard the details as both shocking and abhorrent. And, indeed, their inclination the...
If you are a Colorado reader perhaps looking for a Latin term deeply relevant to criminal law to highlight your day, here is your can’t-beat-this entry: res judicata. Granted, it’s a mouthful, and hardly a phrase that dominates daily conversation. Its meaning cuts to...
Presidents across the broad spectrum of American history have often walked a fine line when it comes to their oversight and management of the criminal justice system. That realm is of course vast and sprawling. Moreover, it is rife with complexity and a lightning rod...
Ultimately, it seems as though a matter of behind-the-wheel contention is going to end up being decided in court. By all indications, there is absolutely zero chance that a Colorado Springs resident is going to pay a $120 traffic citation he recently received in the...
Who is being asked the question? That is the logical query to be posed concerning the above blog headline. Police officials and municipal money managers across the country strongly endorse a particular tool they routinely claim dampens would-be criminal activity and...
It’s “a multi-billion dollar industry with a lack of federal regulation.” Does that up the odds for problems down the road? Unquestionably, it does, states one professor and criminologist offering comments on a police tool that is recently garnering a fair bit of...