Kids and drinking. Whatever one might think about that occurrence, it spells a flat reality in Colorado and across the country. The bottom line: Adolescents – especially teens – sometimes do gain access to alcohol and feel compelled to imbibe. Their desire to do so...
Why should justice system handle a juvenile offender differently?
The attorneys comprising the deep legal team at the long-established Denver criminal defense law firm of Shazam Kianpour & Associates think that the answer to the above-posed blog headline query is simple.Moreover, it’s evident from the post title itself.To wit:...
Should criminal history be queried on college applications?
We noted in a recent blog post a particularly disturbing reality for some young people in Colorado and elsewhere connected with the rite of college admission. Our September 24 entry zeroed in on the moment when a hopeful applicant confronts “an application question...
Juvenile criminal history and the college application process
Not every would-be Colorado college student looks forward to the application process. Sometimes that botched ACT or SAT score can look a bit troublesome. Maybe some of those opted-for high school classes weren’t particularly challenging. Some students filling out...
Underage drinking spotlighted in Pueblo weekend incident
The following tale is a story that is retold with similar details time and again across the United States. It involves a mass congregation of teenagers, a weekend evening and the apparent widespread availability of alcohol. What could go wrong with that combination of...
Prom season: youthful joy, enhanced law enforcement presence
Most adults, and certainly defense attorneys who routinely protect the legal rights of juveniles in criminal law matters, remember what it was like to be young.It was, in a word, challenging. It was also a time of optimism, exuberance, friendship forging and creating...
If adults have problems with Miranda rights, what about kids?
The so-called “Miranda Rights” that law enforcers are legally obliged to timely explain to criminal suspects in custody certainly have a critically important purpose. Most essentially, of course, they inform affected individuals of their right to not speak with...
I’m a Colorado minor: The adult BAC threshold applies to me, right?
Following is a hypothetical (as well as real-life) scenario applicable to Colorado juveniles under the age of 21.You consumed a single alcoholic beverage a short time ago and flatly know that you are not a danger to yourself or anyone else if you get behind the wheel...
What happens when a teen drinks and drives in Colorado?
Teens sometimes get into trouble. They might play their music too loudly or get into fights at school. One thing parents never want to find out is that their newly licensed teen has been drinking and driving. Not only is drinking underage illegal, but drinking and...
Underage drunk driving can ruin your promising future
Underage drinking and driving is a very serious crime that can have significant impacts on your entire future. Think about how difficult it might be to have to tell a possible employer that you have a criminal record because of an underage drinking and driving...
