Criminal Defense

Police arrest reports frequently chronicle the events leading up to close-and-personal interaction with an individual alleged to have engaged in criminal misconduct. And that is understandable. The American justice system frowns upon – in fact, bars pursuant to a host...

You remember the high-profile and much-lauded First Step Act of 2018 if you follow criminal law news stories and developments. And here’s why: The federal legislation that scored broad-based bipartisan endorsement on Capitol Hill and was ultimately signed into law by...

Are you familiar as a Colorado reader interested in criminal law topics with secret gag orders? If you are, you’re likely concerned with their issuance and application. If such orders don’t ring a bell for you personally, perhaps they should. A number of criminal law...

Warrants used to do the trick. Now a simple phone call to any one of several supersized tech companies often suffices. Today’s blog post spotlights subject matter central to criminal law probes that has spelled a top-tier and often controversial topic for decades, if...

Here is how it routinely unfolds on countless CSI-type television dramas that Americans have loved watching for years. First, investigators are initially stymied when they come upon a horrific crime scene. Someone has been murdered, and the details of “what happened”...

Consider 2020 for a moment from the perspective of the U.S. criminal law system. As many readers of this blog might well appreciate, the country’s criminal “justice” realm is comparatively vast. In fact, it is routinely recognized that individuals in the United States...

Here is a scenario that serves as a transitional lead-in to today’s blog post on a major federal computer crime law. Meet Jim (or substitute name of your choice). Jim has lawful access at work to a number of computer programs that are restricted to most employees. It...

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...

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...