When police investigate certain crimes, they might suspect a person of a completely unrelated crime during the course of their original investigation. This can result in a person being charged with multiple crimes.Police might say that they were investigating a...
Drug Charges
Denver rolls out campaign as legalization of pot grows near
At the start of next year, which is just a few weeks away, marijuana will be legal in Colorado for recreational use. However, many people in Denver are probably wondering what this all means for them. Whether or not you are a proponent of marijuana legalization or...
Customers arrested for alleged purchase of “spice” at store
An alleged synthetic drug ring in Colorado which has claimed to have been the subject of months of investigation by federal agents has resulted in at least nine arrests. Drug Enforcement Administration officials claim to have seized 150 pounds of synthetic marijuana...
Colorado drug crimes may result in disenfranchisement
People who face drug charges in Colorado might believe that if they are convicted they will serve their sentence and that will be the only part of their conviction. However, they might not realize that they might be restricted in their voting rights.Across the...
Former cop pleads guilty to drug crime in Colorado
A former police officer pleaded guilty earlier this week to drug and weapons crimes. The officer had served on the police force in a Colorado city for 22 years. We told you about the officers case in a blog post earlier this month. Now, the man will be held in the...
Police officer quits Colorado job after drug charges filed
A police officer in Colorado has been accused of buying Ecstasy from a confidential police informant. According to a news report, the man has not quit his job as an officer, and is scheduled to appear in court later this month to face weapons and drug charges. The...
Two Colorado residents arrested for drug charges
Two people were arrested in another state after a traffic stop for allegedly going through a red light. The police stopped the Colorado couple when travelling in their motor home. Although the arrest didn't happen in Colorado, they are facing severe charges after...
Drug crimes, personal past can lead to problems after release
While forming a rigorous criminal defense can hopefully help a person avoid a prison sentence, sometimes people are still convicted, and might face significant prison time. A person might spend years or even more than a decade in prison. After they are released, it...
More teens provide false confessions, despite innocence
Police departments across the country arrest teens everyday. These teens might be accused of various crimes, including drug crimes. According to a database on exonerations in the United States, teens are more likely than adults to provide confessions for crimes that...
15 listed in indictment for alleged Colorado-bound drug smuggling
When multiple law enforcement agencies work together, they could miscommunicate, or mishandle evidence that might result in a wrongful conviction. If multiple people are then accused of a related crime, the case can be extremely complicated.Fifteen people were...