By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – The Power to Add Charges and the Right to Due Process Tucked away in the Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure is a small subsection of Rule 7. The section is Section (e) and it reads as follows: Crim P Rule…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – When Communications In Relationships Turn Criminal When individuals in relationships are either in the time frame immediately prior to a break-up or in the emotionally confusing time during the break-up itself, communications between the parties can sometimes become “complicated” and…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – A Massive ChangeTo Plea Bargains in the Colorado Criminal Justice System Quietly, with little fanfare, the Colorado Supreme Court, in the case of People of the State of Colorado, v. Christopher Anthony Mazzarelli, massively changed what was previously considered fundamental…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – Newly Discovered Evidence: Following a Plea Bargain One of the most troubling areas of Colorado criminal law is a situation where a Defendant, who is completely innocent or who may have a defense to a criminal charge, agrees to take…
By H. Michael Steinberg, Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – The Jasper Plea Bargaining Deadline Date Lawyers in the criminal courts of Colorado owe their clients detailed explanations of the often confusing and frightening world that is the criminal justice system. One of the procedures commonly used by Colorado’s judges…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction: Knowing the Players in the Colorado Criminal Justice System When a person is charged with a crime in the Colorado criminal justice system a thorough understanding of the balance of power among the three key actors that will play a role…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – Understanding Pleas the Role of Colorado Procedural “Rule 11″ Colorado Rule 11 (Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure provides for three basic pleas in a criminal case (not including the NGI plea – not guilty by reason of insanity – not…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – The Issue: Lying to Your Criminal Defense Lawyer One would think that the answer to the question: “should I lie about my case to my lawyer?” – would be obvious. It isn’t. I try hard to be as direct with…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – The Fourth Amendment and Colorado Domestic Violence Cases Domestic violence cases present many difficult factual and legal issues to both sides of the case, the prosecution and the defense. One of the key issues that can arise in a Colorado…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – Limits on the “Plain View Exception” to the 4th Amendment’s Requirement for a Search Warrant Both the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article II, section 7 of the Colorado Constitution prohibit unreasonable searches and seizures. Any analysis…