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Month: August 2018
Recent Colorado Springs case highlights felony menacing
In a recent Colorado Springs case, a man held a gun to the head of another. In that moment, the suspect had all the power. No one could control what he did next. While that is certainly true, the Colorado court system will now be responsible for deciding how the...
Peer pressure, teens and crime: A clear link
When examining why people commit crimes, one of the reasons -- though not typically thought of as a primary one -- is that they face peer pressure. In other words, someone else convinces the person to commit a crime that he or she would not have carried out...
Colorado penalties for domestic violence crimes
Domestic violence is a common crime throughout Colorado and one that can lead to serious consequences. Those who have been arrested and accused of this crime need to know what type of penalties they will face if convicted. Domestic violence is not covered by one...
Were you charged with a drunk driving offense? You’re not alone
The last blog post referenced a survey that produced a surprising statistic about impaired driving in Colorado: Most of those arrested for this offense are men. However, there was another surprising statistic in addition to this one: Approximately 27,000 people were...
Many Colorado DUI cases involve males in their 20s
To better understand DUI arrests in Colorado, a study was carried out to examine who got arrested, using data from 2016. What it found is that young men made up a very hefty percentage of the arrests, with about 33 percent of all cases involving males in their...
Police cannot influence you to drive drunk just to arrest you
Police are supposed to enforce the law, but that does not mean they can go out of their way to convince you to break it just so that they can arrest you. Doing so is known as entrapment. If you do get arrested in this fashion, you may be able to use that entrapment as...
Man sentenced after receiving 11th DUI
Driving while intoxicated is a serious offense, even if it is a person's first time running afoul of the law. The consequences of DUI become even greater for a second and third offense. However, one Colorado man took things to the next level after...
2 ways you could unknowingly commit a felony crime
Ignorance of the law isn't a defense. If it were, we could ignore all laws and -- after getting arrested and accused of a crime -- achieve a verdict of not guilty simply by claiming that we didn't realize we were doing anything wrong. That said, there are many felony...
What is theft in Colorado?
Most parents teach their children that stealing is taking something that does not belong to you, and that it is wrong. As adults, we learn that theft is not necessarily so straightforward. The Colorado statutes on theft include many details and nuances that...
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