In Fort Collins and Larimer County, Colorado, certain crimes are considered aggravated and are subject to special designations that enhance sentencing ranges. Some of those aggravating classes include: Extraordinary Risk Crimes, Habitual Offender Status, and Crime of Violence (CoV). The Crime of Violence designation includes an increase in prison time and requiring that you serve Continue Reading
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Larimer County Sexual Assault on a Child Attorney Pre-Text Phone Calls in Sex Assault on a Child Cases
Sexual Assault on a Child is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a child accuses someone at least four years older than them of having sexual contact with them. These serious charges are easily charged. No physical evidence is necessary. Usually, the child making the accusations is simply believed, even if some of Continue Reading
Sex Offender Intensive Supervised Probation (SOISP) in Larimer County: How to Be Successful on SOISP
Sex Offender Intensive Supervised Probation, also referred to as SOISP, is a very restrictive kind of probation that those sentenced for a sex offense can face. To be successful on this type of supervision, you must mentally prepare yourself. The fact is, probation basically owns you. The supervision starts off extremely restrictive and those restrictions Continue Reading
Fort Collins 3rd Degree Trespassing Attorney Student Charged with Trespassing in His Own School?
Third Degree Trespass is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person unlawfully enters or remains on someone else’s property. But what happens when that property is a public place – like a public school? Well, I guess you can still get arrested because that’s exactly what happened to a teenager recently. According Continue Reading
Fort Collins Invasion of Privacy for Sexual Gratification Teacher Charged for Recording Students
Invasion of Privacy for Sexual Gratification is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person is accused of filming or photographing the intimate parts of another without consent. A teacher recently pled guilty for this exact situation after it was discovered he was using hidden cameras. According to the report, the teacher’s au Continue Reading
Larimer County DUI Attorney Woman Arrested for Drunk Driving into Cemetery
DUI – Driving Under the Influence – is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person is accused of operating a motor vehicle while the person is incapable of operating the vehicle safely due to alcohol, drugs, or both. A woman was recently arrested for this charge after she ended up crashing in Continue Reading
Larimer County Disorderly Conduct Attorney Can Talking on the Phone Too Loudly Result in Disorderly Conduct Charges?
Disorderly Conduct can be charged for various reasons in Fort Collins and Larimer County, and one of those reasons is for making unreasonable noise in a public place or near a private residence. I recently read a story about a woman who was ticketed for talking too loudly on her phone outside her home. According Continue Reading
Fort Collins Indecent Exposure Lawyer Naked Woman Found Masturbating in Random Car
Indecent Exposure is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County for exposing themselves or masturbating in view of another. A woman was recently charged with this crime after a bizarre set of circumstances. According to the report, someone at a business found a woman completely naked and masturbating in a vehicle. When law enforcement arrived, Continue Reading
Fort Collins Domestic Violence Attorney Police Chief Charged with Multiple Charges of Domestic Violence Assault
Domestic Violence is a sentence enhancer charged with ANY underlying crime in Fort Collins and Colorado when the alleged victim and accused have been or currently are in an intimate relationship. A small town Colorado police chief was recently arrested and charged with a barrage of Domestic Violence offenses, including Second Degree Assault, Third Degree Continue Reading
Internet Sexual Exploitation of a Child Lawyer in Larimer County Teacher Charged in Undercover Operation
Internet Sexual Exploitation of a Child is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person communicates online with someone the person believes to be under the age of 15 and in that communication, requests some sort of exposure of intimate parts. An elementary school teacher was recently arrested after an undercover operation. According Continue Reading