Many readers of this blog might regard a reference to the term “universe” to be entirely reasonable in any discussion focused on the Internet. It certainly incorporates the elements we might commonly think of, doesn’t it? It is huge beyond comprehension. Experts...
Police lineups and photo arrays can be highly suggestive
When the police believe they have an eyewitness to a crime, they often bring that person to the station to try to identify a suspect. This is primarily done through a lineup or a photo array. Unfortunately, studies have shown that many identifications by eyewitnesses...
What constitutes reasonable suspicion?
Though it may seem that police have a disproportionate amount of power in any interaction, there are rules that law enforcement must follow.For example, checks and balances exist to prevent officers from abusing their power to detain individuals. An officer must have...
What can give rise to an obstruction of justice criminal charge?
Many people who follow criminal law stories and topics have likely seen references to obstruction of justice.What exactly does that mean?Obstruction of justice charge: it doesn't take muchExperienced defense attorneys hear it all the time. A client expresses amazement...
Timely focus: COVID-19 mandates and criminal charging
Our Shazam Kianpour & Associates criminal defense blog is perhaps one of the longest tenured blogs in Colorado. The firm has been diligently striving for well more than a decade to keep our valued and diverse readership timely informed on engaging and personally...
Spotlighting theft/economic crimes in Colorado
Consider the phrase "moral turpitude."We reasonably suspect at the proven criminal defense law firm of Shazam Kianpour & Associates in Denver that those words don't immediately resonate with many of our Colorado readers. Candidly, they are far from commonly used...
Should juvenile-vs-adult charges feature a precise age threshold?
A recent Colorado media article stresses one state legislator's desire to materially flip the criminal charging equation for one specific group of individuals.Namely, that is the demographic comprising young people who are over the age of 18 and criminally sentenced...
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...
Denver’s City Council spotlighted nationally in private prison vote
The atmosphere prior to the final vote casting on one specific matter before the Denver City Council last Monday was tense. Council president Jolon Clark made a pre-tally statement that subject matter deliberations were "tearing all of us apart."The final vote...
Will this NY lawsuit yield similar litigation in CO, nationally?
A nonprofit group recently released a criminal law-focused report that is attracting considerable attention nationally. An article by The Marshall Project focusing upon that study notes that states across the country are "evenly split" on how they view and treat its...
