It’s one thing when flawed calculations lead to a lost poker hand or a bit of incorrect tallying in a check book. And it’s quite another when they wrongly deny a locked-up human being years of freedom to which he or she is entitled. Apparently, number crunchers and statisticians at
There is no question — and certainly no media outlet arguing otherwise — that current U.S. Attorney General is anything other than a law-and-order type of guy. That is, Sessions’ on-the-record comments, recently issued memos, strident calls for a return to harsher sentencing recommendations and other actions make it eminently
What many people don’t realize is that even though the recreational use of marijuana is legal under Colorado law, it is still very much illegal under federal law. However, while the federal government could seek to prosecute many recreational marijuana users in Colorado under federal law, it has thus far
We would ask our readers across Colorado to try to imagine for just a moment the sheer consternation of criminal prosecutors in another state earlier this year when they had to ditch more than 21,000 drug cases they were working on. It turned out that one of their colleagues in
If you read our blog posts chronicling criminal law stories and developments relevant to Colorado, you likely harbor no illusions concerning the uniform stance of state officials toward alleged drug-crime activities and their zero-sum insistence upon aggressively prosecuting and seeking harsh sentencing outcomes for offenders. Indeed, although Colorado is widely
People unwittingly making errors. We prominently reference that human reality on our website at the proven Denver criminal defense law firm of Shazam Kianpour & Associates, P.C., because it centrally and recurrently features in our strong client advocacy. We note therein the simple truth “that good people make mistakes.” And
While many people see drugs as a criminal issue, for the people who are using them, drugs are more of a health issue. Drug addiction is a real issue that must be addressed if the person is going to have any hope of getting clean and avoiding future criminal charges.
Some drug charges include a charge for the paraphernalia that is associated with the drugs. In some instances, a person can face charges for the paraphernalia without having to face charges for the actual drugs. While drug paraphernalia charges aren’t usually as harsh as the laws for drug possession or
A good moment can so quickly become a regrettable one when tempers run unchecked. Two of University of Colorado’s players, fresh off clinching a victory that placed the team in the Pac-12 title game, came to blows while celebrating at bar after the win. What could have been a relatively
For those in Denver who choose to partake in recreational marijuana, the matter is still not as simple as “it’s legal, you can smoke wherever you want.” Of course, other substances such as tobacco and alcohol face similar restrictions, too. Despite the passage of Initiative 300, smoking marijuana is legal,
