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
“If I lose at trial, I can always appeal.”
Introduction – Road Rage Arrests Involving Deadly Weapons – Most Often Charged As The Crime Of Felony Menacing In ColoradoIn 2023, a Colorado man shot and killed a 13 year old following a road rage confrontation and also wounded the child’s mother. He was sentenced to life in prison.
In 2023, two very young men only 18 years of age, were also charged with first-degree murder in Colorado road rage incidents.
By H. Michael Steinberg – Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
After practicing of criminal law on both sides of the courtrooms of Colorado for the last 40 years I have learned a few things. One of those things is that the popular media-driven image of a bulldog-like attorney who barks and snaps at everyone in the system with the sole intention of impressing an audience of one – their client – poses a danger to that client of major proportions.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
In Part 1 of this series I addressed voluntary intoxication as a defense to Colorado criminal charges. This article now focuses on defending a criminal charge based on involuntary intoxication – for example – where the accused is secretly drugged or otherwise forced to consume substances involuntarily (without their consent) and in that state of mind commits criminal acts.
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
IntroductionIn many Colorado criminal cases – property belonging to the accused is seized and held as evidence. When the case is over the questions often asked are: can I get my property back and what is the procedure used to return non-contraband personal property?
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