Introduction:Choosing a criminal defense lawyer may be one of the most important decisions you make after an arrest, investigation, or criminal charge.
By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer – Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years.
Introduction: The Schur Case – A Case That Sparked a Statewide Conversation About Limits Of Defense of Property
Introduction:Colorado’s mandatory-arrest framework for suspected domestic violence may have been designed to promote immediate safety, but it does not suspend the constitutional limits on police authority.
Introduction:The law: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-6-803.6(1)
By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer – Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years.
Introduction: As a trial lawyer observer, you often sit in the courtroom observing other trials, wondering why certain information was excluded from evidence that could have been used to attack a previous witness’s testimony or to bolster a witness whose credibility has been attacked.
By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer – Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years.
Introduction:This is the second of two articles on this subject, and I have written about this area before
By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer – Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years.
Introduction:Having defended Colorado domestic violence (DV) cases for decades, I still feel the outrage of the courts allowing into evidence at trial 404 (b) – so-called prior acts, similar transactions, and other highly unfair and prejudicial evidence flies in the face of the very due process system that I have always held in such high esteem!.
By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer – Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years.
Introduction:HB 26-1309 was signed by Governor Jared Polis on May 27, 2026. The act took effect immediately.
By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer – Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years.
Introduction:You are not the charges you are accused of.
By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer – Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years.
Introduction:It is simple: Colorado should not permit a person to be convicted on the uncorroborated word of a jailhouse informant.
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