By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Lawyer
In Colorado adult criminal investigations the police are allowed to lie to, mislead, and otherwise trick their targets. That has been the law for quite some time.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
The collective forces of Colorado law enforcement use various technology to conduct surveillance ostensibly as a means of detecting crime. These technologies used can vary from GPS devices attached to automobiles, to cell towers used to trace the movement of cell phones, to the subject of this article – the use of so called “pole cameras” to record the movements of people in public places.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
“Qui peccat ebrius, luat sobrius.”
By H. Michael Steinberg – Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
Colorado Law, as well as many other states, provides protection for those individuals who claim to be victims of domestic violence and live in rental units. Under this law, a tenant who has been a victim of domestic violence may terminate their lease agreement before it expires providing a right for the alleged victim – (even in the absence of a conviction of the alleged perpetrator of the domestic violence) – to leave the rental unit without any further obligation to the landlord or the lease agreement.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
In December of 2022, in a move that shocked many in the Colorado criminal justice system, the Colorado Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee (the Committee), notwithstanding decades of approval of the previous definition, changed one of the most critical jury instructions read to Colorado juries in criminal case – the definition of beyond a reasonable doubt.
By H. Michael Steinberg – Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
Introduction – Colorado Restitution Law – Extending Probation to Pay Unpaid RestitutionThere are many Colorado criminal cases in which the restitution order – the amount of restitution ordered by the Judge – far exceeds the ability of a Defendant to make the total payments necessary to fulfill that Court’s order.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
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 of an alleged violation of your Fourth Amendment rights begins with an understanding of what the right actually protects – your right to privacy, …for the government to leave you alone.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
In late 2019 the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously decided Allman v People. The holding of the case was simple – “mixed sentences,”– sentences in the same case that imposed prison followed by probation, were illegal both prospectively, and retroactively.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
There is no question that a person charged with a crime in Colorado is under enormous stress that can affect the mental and physical health of that person, as well as family and even close friends. Further, relationships at work or at school can also be impacted by a criminal charge to include the financial strains of funding the defense of the case.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
The nightmare of a child’s criminal charge is compounded when, as a parent, you are also criminally charged for your child’s acts.
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