By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
There is a complex world of laws that create a somewhat hard to define line between the exercise of a person’s right to free speech in criticizing and making a credible threat made to that judge or prosecutor.
On one side of the line is a First Amendment-protected angry remark about how the judge or prosecutor handled a specific case. On the other side of the line lies serious Colorado felonies that punish so-called “unprotected speech.”
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
I have written about polygraphs in the past but it is a subject that comes up quite often – especially in cases where the evidence against my clients is somewhat weak.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
It is common for threats of civil lawsuits to have the impact of a kind of extortion. Typically, one side blusters and threatens the other side with a lawsuit that will “destroy them” if they don’t settle in a way that is acceptable to the party making the threats.
The question is raised as to whether the person making this kind of threat is committing the crime of extortion. To answer that question, a close analysis of the complex crime of extortion is needed.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
While I have previously written on the Colorado crime of stalking, the crime is charged more and more commonly in Colorado and a deeper understanding of this complex crime is needed.
Stalking is a unique and relatively “new” crime whose elements are somewhat unusual and therefore equally unique to defend. This article closely explores the crime of stalking and issues surrounding both prosecuting and defending stalking cases in the courts of Colorado.
By Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer H. Michael Steinberg
The criminal side of Colorado’s revenge porn laws has not changed as of the date of this article (December 2020).
I have recently written on the Colorado criminal revenge porn laws and include this link to that article here. However, a quick review of the criminal consequences of publishing so-called revenge pornography may be helpful.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
The call may come from the officer investigating your case, or it may be a letter from the court informing you that there is a warrant issued for your arrest and you are ordered to turn yourself in.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
On June 19, 2020, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bills 20 -217, a sweeping police accountability bill and SB 20 – 127 is otherwise referred to as An Act Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity (the Act).
The new law, enacted in the wake of the George Floyd murder, – Colorado Senate Bill SB 20-217 has, and will have, a massive impact on the Colorado law enforcement community. The new Act (Act) has different effective dates – different provisions are effective on different dates from 2021 – to 2023.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado DUI Criminal Defense Lawyer
In a very recent decision by the Colorado Supreme Court, Linnebur v. Colorado, the Court decided that to prove a Felony DUI, which requires at least evidence of three prior DUI or DWAI convictions, those “priors” must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury.
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
If you or someone you know has been arrested most likely they will describe the experience as a terrifying. It may have just happened in front of your eyes – in the presence of your family.
This brief article is intended to help demystify and to help you understand the process and shed light on what usually happens next. It may give you the insight you need to put yourself at an advantage in defending the case.
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