Colorado Criminal Defense Blog

When we're desperate for money, sometimes we go to dramatic lengths to get it. Apparently for one man, his desperation for money led to criminal charges. According to a news story, a man sent a letter to a pastor threatening to kill his family if the pastor didn't pay him $15,000. Handwriting ana...

Car accidents aside, seeing your car getting towed isn't a pleasant sight. It definitely wasn't a good sight for one man, who decided to set his car on fire to prevent it from being towed. Apparently, he was parked illegally in an apartment complex when the apartment building owner called the tow...

Sometimes plans don't always work the way we think they will. According to a recent news story, one man's plan to get some extra money landed him with criminal charges. Apparently, in his efforts to gather money from parking meters, he caused $4,000 worth of damage. The man allegedly backed his t...

Sometimes, people want to see what it would be like to be in someone else's shoes – perhaps the shoes of an actor, a musician or even a politician. For two young adults, their idea of living in someone else's shoes was different. Apparently, they broke into a boat while a family of five was sleep...

When people don't like their job, they often try to find another job, quit, or just put up with their current job for a certain amount of time. For one man, none of those options sounded good. Instead, because he hated his job at a chocolate factory so much, he called in a fake bomb threat. His m...

Usually when you think of seniors over the age of 70, you think of people moving somewhere remote to retire and taking it easy. Perhaps for one senior couple, taking it easy included growing marijuana at home. According to a news story I read, a couple (aged 84 and 73) had 30 pot plants growing i...

As parents, we want to be there for our kids. That was all one father wanted when he attended a high school football game, where his daughter was a cheerleader. He probably didn't expect that attending the game would lead to criminal charges against him. According to a news story, the father brou...

If you've been convicted of a crime such as Harassment, False Reporting or Assault in Denver or Adams County, there are separate classes these crimes fall under in Colorado. Felony and misdemeanor classes can range from a class 3 misdemeanor to a class 1 felony.  Depending on the level of felony ...

The answer to this question is—in some cases, yes. Unfortunately, self-defense isn't always recognized by law enforcement, your accusers, or prosecutors if you've been charged with Assault, Disorderly Conduct or Domestic Violence (after you feel you were defending yourself). That's why a criminal...

People commonly associate DUI's with alcohol in Denver, Jefferson County, and across Colorado. But, you can be charged with a DUI for consuming more than just alcohol. According to a news story, a woman was allegedly “driving high” when she crashed into and knocked over a brick mailbox. Apparentl...

Sometimes, when you hear of a burglary, you hear about someone managing to get in and out of a home unnoticed. Other times, you hear of burglars who give themselves away. That was the case for one burglar, who decided he had a few duties to accomplish before leaving the home he entered. According...

As you may have heard, the word “selfie” is now a word commonly used by people taking photos of themselves. It's a popular thing to do when you're traveling, eating exotic food, or spending time with your significant other. It's not such a popular thing to do when you're driving. For example, in ...

Sometimes, when we're out shopping there are those items we think we have to have. For one shoplifter, he wanted an item so bad it was enough for him to cause a scene in a Walgreens store. According to a news story, a brawl broke out between the shoplifter and a Walgreens employee. The reason? Th...

Written in the United States Constitution is the First Amendment, which grants us our right to free speech. Yet, sometimes the line separating free speech from criminal actions can seem blurry. Let's look at an example to understand more of what I mean. According to a news story, an argument got ...

As fun as social media is, sometimes it can become a dangerous outlet to vent. In fact, for one Aurora woman, venting on Facebook led to criminal charges. Apparently, the woman posted to Facebook that she was going to keep shooting a dog she was watching with a taser and BB gun until the dog was ...

We all go crazy for food—sometimes too crazy. According to the news, one man's craze for food drove him to repeatedly punch an elderly man over Nutella samples. Apparently, the elderly gentleman told the man to take only one sample of an Eggo waffle with Nutella after the man grabbed too many sam...

Typically, when people rob a bank, they disguise themselves and cover their tracks. For one couple, they decided posting selfies with wads of cash on Facebook was a better idea. Once inside the bank they robbed, the boyfriend allegedly handed the bank teller a note demanding money. After the coup...

As criminal defense attorneys in the Denver-metro area, we often meet with clients who have been wrongfully accused of a crime such as Domestic Violence, Harassment or Stalking. And, in every criminal case in Denver and Douglas County, restraining (protection) orders are issued. This means there ...

You may or may not have kept up with the Aurora theater shooting trial in Arapahoe County a while back, but if you did, you may have witnessed the Insanity phase of the criminal trial. Sometimes, evaluating a defense of Insanity requires a large amount of insight. In today's blog, we'll take a de...

As criminal defense attorneys handling sexual cases in Denver and Adams County, we realize how easily criminal charges can be filed. In today's blog, I'd like to discuss common places in Colorado where Unlawful Sexual Contact, C.R.S. 18-3-404, charges are filed. What is the Definition of Sexua...

It doesn't take much to make a dream come true. One Denver man's dream come true was acting as a real police officer when he wasn't. He was caught impersonating a police officer when he picked the wrong person to pull over a couple of weeks ago. It turns out the person he pulled over was a real p...

Domestic Violence, C.R.S. 18-6-800.3, is a sentence enhancer in Denver and Arapahoe County, Colorado. It is often charged alongside crimes like Harassment, C.R.S. 18-9-111, Stalking, 18-3-602, or Sexual Assault, C.R.S. 18-3-402. Continue reading to find more information on Domestic Violence and a...

It seems we're always hearing of drunk drivers causing accidents and deaths across Denver and Arapahoe County. These are devastating consequences, which have caused our state legislators to think about changing the law on drunk driving, C.R.S. 42-4-1301. If you hadn't heard, a felony DUI law went...

A while ago, a 19-year-old met a girl on a dating app called “Hot or Not”, and the girl told him she was 17 years old. The two eventually met to have sex. But, the girl was actually 14 years old, making their sexual encounter illegal. Prosecutors in the case sentenced the 19-year-old to 90 days i...

When we're in need, we can get impatient. When we're desperately in need, we can sometimes act irrationally. According to a recent news story, one woman acted unreasonably when she needed to get in touch with her doctor. Apparently, she was upset because she couldn't reach her doctor about what w...