In Fort Collins and Loveland, Colorado, Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor is charged when a person is accused of allowing or encouraging a child to break any law. This can range from telling a child to put a pack of gum in their pocket while walking out of a store to encouraging your Continue Reading
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Attorney for Child Abuse Charges in Fort Collins When Child Abuse is a Secondary Crime
Child Abuse is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person is accused of causing harm to a child. Unlike what most people think when they hear the term Child Abuse, there does not need to be any physical contact to charge Child Abuse. Often, it is a secondary charge – meaning that Continue Reading
Fort Collins Theft Defense Attorney Porch Pirates and the Holiday Season
Theft is charged in Fort Collins and Loveland when a person takes something from someone else with the intent of never giving it back. With the holiday season in full force, generally, package deliveries tend to be up. Christmas shopping is so much easier when you can order things online and have it brought right Continue Reading
Larimer County Harassment Lawyer Physical Contact Harassment or Assault – What’s the Difference?
In Fort Collins and Larimer County, one subsection of Harassment is related to having unwanted physical contact. Specifically – striking someone, shoving someone, or kicking someone may get you charged with Harassment. But, those actions sound an awful lot like Assault, don’t you think? So, what’s the difference between the physical contact Harassment and an Continue Reading
Loveland False Imprisonment Attorney Domestic Violence False Imprisonment Charges
False Imprisonment is charged in Fort Collins and Loveland when a person is accused of confining someone without their consent. Often, these cases involve a boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/wife so it is charged as an act of Domestic Violence. Even thought it sounds harsh – along the lines of Kidnapping, even the smallest action can result Continue Reading
Domestic Violence Tampering Attorney in Fort Collins What is a Tampering Charge in Fort Collins?
Tampering is a common Domestic Violence offense in Fort Collins and Loveland, Colorado. It takes very little to be charged with Tampering – simply messing with someone else’s property can get you charged with this crime. And if that someone else is a current or former significant other or spouse, then it is charged as Continue Reading
Larimer County Sexual Exploitation of a Child Lawyer How is Possession of CSAM Charged in Colorado?
Sexual Exploitation of a Child is a charge in Larimer County, Colorado related to child pornography or CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material). A person can be charged for a variety of actions related to CSAM. These actions range from allowing a child to be used to create CSAM, distributing CSAM, or possessing CSAM. The most Continue Reading
Fort Collins Reckless Endangerment Lawyer Is Allowing a Child to Walk to the Store Endangering Them?
In Fort Collins and Loveland, Reckless Endangerment is charged when a person is accused of doing something that creates a risk of injury to another. I recently read a ridiculous article where a mother was arrested for Reckless Endangerment after her 10-year-old son walked to a store. According to the report, the mother had left Continue Reading
Loveland Invasion of Privacy for Sexual Gratification Lawyer Hidden Camera Found in Chiropractor Office
Invasion of Privacy for Sexual Gratification is charged in Fort Collins and Loveland when a person is accused of viewing someone’s intimate parts without their consent for sexual gratification. A chiropractor was recently charged with this crime after it was discovered he had a hidden camera in a clock in his office and was videoing Continue Reading
Fort Collins Sex Offender Registration Attorney Who Has to Register as a Sex Offender in Colorado?
A person who has been convicted of a sex offense in Fort Collins and Loveland will most likely be required to register as a sex offender for a minimum period of time, some for the entirety of their life. This blog will provide a list of Colorado crimes, for which a person convicted will be Continue Reading