Category Archives: Criminal Defense
What Are My 5th Amendment Rights?
If you are stopped by police, arrested and subsequently subjected to an interrogation, and ultimately charged with a criminal offense, it is critical to understand your rights under the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution. The Fifth Amendment provides important protections that apply in arrest and interrogation circumstances, as well as in a criminal… Read More »
Who Has the Right to Remain Silent?
If you are arrested for a criminal offense in Denver or Brighton, or elsewhere in Colorado, do you automatically have the right to remain silent? Or are there certain questions that the police or other law enforcement officials can require you to answer after you are arrested? In short, other than Colorado law requiring… Read More »
Defending Against Felony Charges for Criminally Negligent Homicide
Felony offenses are the most serious type of offenses that a person can face in Colorado. There are different degrees of felony charges that are based on the severity of the offense. The least serious felonies are charged as class 6 felony offenses, with the most serious charged as class 1 felony offenses. All… Read More »
Know Your Rights: Right to Have an Attorney
If you are arrested in the Denver or Brighton area for any type of criminal offense, you have certain rights under the US Constitution. You have a right to remain silent and to be informed of that right. You also have the right to an attorney and to be informed of that right, as… Read More »
Know Your Miranda Rights
If you have ever been arrested in Colorado and taken into police or other law enforcement custody, you have likely been advised of your Miranda rights. Also known as a Miranda warning or Miranda advisements, law enforcement officials must inform a person of their rights under the US Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona… Read More »
What Are My Fourth Amendment Rights in Searches?
If you are stopped by the police or any other law enforcement official, you have certain constitutional protections against an unlawful, warrantless search under the Fourth Amendment. It is extremely important to know your rights. If you are subjected to an unlawful search in violation of the Fourth Amendment, and you are arrested for… Read More »
What is Ineffective Assistance of Counsel?
If you were convicted of a DUI or any other criminal offense in Colorado, it is critical to begin thinking about potential ways of appealing the conviction. Options for appeal will depend entirely on the facts of the case and any factual issues that arose during your trial or any mistakes or errors that… Read More »
Having Criminal Records Sealed in Colorado
If you are arrested in Denver or elsewhere in Colorado, just having an arrest on your record can be detrimental. If you are ultimately convicted of the offense, having to disclose a misdemeanor or felony criminal record can have devastating consequences long after the terms of your sentence have been completed. To be sure,… Read More »
Expungement Versus Record Sealing
After an arrest, and following a criminal conviction, your record can follow you for some time to come. Job applications, rental applications, and even some loan applications require you to disclose whether you have been arrested for or convicted of a criminal offense. Depending on the nature of the offense and the circumstances you… Read More »
What You Should Know About Vehicular Homicide Charges
Colorado law is strict when it comes to penalties for driving behaviors that are dangerous to others on the roadways, especially driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, as well as other forms of reckless driving. While these types of driving behaviors on their own — even when there is no crash —… Read More »