Factoring In An Appeal In A Colorado Criminal Case
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
Introduction – The Words Quietly Spoken By Criminal Defendants Going To Trial
“If I lose at trial, I can always appeal.”
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
“If I lose at trial, I can always appeal.”
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
The confusing and sometimes frightening world of the criminal courtroom includes common misperceptions of the role and the power of the trial judge.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
One of the most misunderstood defenses to a charge of, for example, assault, is the affirmative defense of self-defense. While many online sources address the defense itself, there has been very little written about the ways that the defense of self-defense can “unwind” at trial resulting in the “disqualification” of the defense.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
Prosecutorial misconduct is defined by the United States Supreme Court as a circumstance where a prosecutor breaks a law or a code of professional ethics in the course of a prosecution. In Berger v. the United States, 295 U.S. 78 (1935),
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
This process known as “making discovery” in a Colorado criminal case is the way a defendant literally “discovers” the evidence the state has collected to prosecute the case.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
The role of witness testimony is the bedrock of every criminal trial. If witnesses had the right to refuse to come to court and to testify the criminal justice system would surely collapse.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
This is important as the result of a violation of this rule could influence the result of your Colorado criminal case.
Prosecutors and Defense Lawyers in Colorado criminal cases are legally prohibited from any attempt to barred influence ANY witness or possible witness or source of information, from cooperating with or speaking to the other side to the case.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer – Attorney
Colorado Criminal Law – Should I Testify At My Trial?
The Research Will Surprise You – One of the most difficult decisions in any Colorado criminal trial is the decision whether to testify or not to testify on your own behalf.
By H. Michael Steinberg – Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Online Blog
Colorado Criminal Law – Motion To Suppress Evidence – New 2015 Case Changes Burden of Proof – For over 30 years the burden of going forward in a Colorado criminal Motion to Suppress Evidence hearing was on the prosecution. With the announcement of a new case People vs Cunningham – that burden – in many Colorado criminal courtrooms – now sits with the Defendant and his or her lawyer.
The Case of People v. Cunningham 314 P.3d 1289 (Colo. 2013), 13SA179,