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Law enforcement has a long list of protocols to observe when officers are on duty. Something notable for many drivers on the road, patrols must have reasonable suspicion or probable cause to pull drivers over. In other words, they must have a valid reason for...
Police are there to protect and serve the communities they work in, so it’s assumed that officers treat people with respect. This assumption is not entirely correct. For example, a police department in Virginia used forged documents with fake DNA evidence on at least...
It is no surprise that cyberbullying has become increasingly common as we spend more and more of our lives online. Indeed, what was once something that occurred on a playground or a place of employment is now online. In broad terms, it involves using the internet or...
Those arrested for DUI, possession or other crimes may wonder why they need a lawyer. Maybe the defendant is trying to avoid the expense of hiring representation or even believe that they can represent themselves. While we are lawyers and therefore biased about the...
The state’s politicians have skirted the issue of guns more often than not in recent years. This year was different, with five bills passed. Senate Bill 78 Named after a woman murdered with a stolen gun in 2020, the Isabella Joy Thallas Act passed in April gives...
One of the major recent news stories was truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos's sentencing for 110 years. The man caused the 2019 accident on I-70 after his truck’s brakes failed, killing four. He was guilty of 27 counts, including four counts of vehicular...
There is a long list of penalties for crimes ranging from Class 1 Felony to Class 3 misdemeanor here in Colorado. They involve serving time in prison, fines, restitution, classes, parole, sentencing alternatives, and other consequences. But having a criminal record...
There is nothing new about minors getting caught drinking alcohol. While in decades past, the police would confiscate the alcohol and possibly notify the parents, Colorado law now lists it as Minor in Possession or Consumption of Alcohol (MIP MIC). It is punishable...
Just about everyone has seen a television show or movie where a character is speaking to a judge, but it is not the same as being in the actual courtroom. It can be pretty intimidating, particularly when facing criminal charges for the first time. Good criminal...
The Fourth Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures. Therefore, law enforcement typically must get a warrant from a judge before searching citizens’ private property, which could be a person’s home, car, backpack, or their clothing....