Driving in a reckless way and causing serious bodily injury to another is charged as Vehicular Assault in Fort Collins and Larimer County. There doesn’t need to be an intent to hurt someone, as is sometimes assumed. While we have seen cases where someone is using a vehicle as a weapon, most commonly, Vehicular Assault Continue Reading
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Fort Collins Domestic Violence Attorney Harassment and False Imprisonment Common DV Charges
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Domestic Violence is not a separate crime, but a sentence enhancer added to crimes like Harassment and False Imprisonment. A Denver police officer was once arrested for Harassment as an act of Domestic Violence for sending text messages that “alarmed and annoyed’ the woman. I guess freedom of Continue Reading
Fort Collins Leaving the Scene of an Accident Attorney Teen Charged with Hit and Run after Pretending to Be Out for a Jog
In Fort Collins and Larimer County, there really isn’t such a thing as a car accident. Anytime a vehicle is involved in an ‘accident’ police are always looking to right a ticket and make it someone’s fault. It’s usually why people flee the scene after getting into a crash. They panic and flee. That seems Continue Reading
Fort Collins Theft Lawyer Boredom Is Not a Viable Theft Defense
Theft is taking something from someone else with the intention of never giving it back. In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, it doesn’t matter why you take the item. Whether you are taking food to feed your children or, like the woman in today’s blog, just stealing out of boredom, the result is the Continue Reading
Fort Collins Invasion of Privacy for Sexual Gratification Dad Secretly Records Daughter and Friends for Years
Observing someone’s intimate parts in a place where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy is generally charged as Invasion of Privacy for Sexual Gratification. A father was recently charged with this crime after a hidden camera was found in the bathroom of his home. According to the report, he had been using the camera Continue Reading
Fort Collins Reckless Driving Lawyer FaceTiming While Driving = Crashing into a Brick Wall
Driving dangerously is charged as Reckless Driving in Fort Collins and Larimer County. A woman was recently charged with this crime after crashing her car into a rock wall. According to the report, the woman was distracted because she was FaceTiming someone when she failed to follow the curve in the road and crashed. Thankfully, Continue Reading
Indecent Exposure Attorney Near Me in Fort Collins Man Strips Naked to Sing in Road
Exposing yourself in public is charged as Indecent Exposure in Fort Collins and Larimer County. A man was recently charged with this crime after he stripped down naked and caused a traffic jam for his middle of the road serenade. According to the report, the man had been roaming around the streets of Aspen without Continue Reading
Fort Collins Possession of Weapons by Previous Offenders Man with Gun Tattoo on Forehead Charged with Gun Crime
Any person with a felony conviction is prohibited from possessing a weapon in Fort Collins and Larimer County, Colorado. Violating this law will result in a Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender charge. A man with a gun tattooed on his forehead is facing that charge after he was involved in a car Continue Reading
Fort Collins Bigamy Attorney Wife Finds Out Husband Is Already Married a Week After Wedding
Marrying someone when you are already legally married to another is charged as Bigamy in Fort Collins and Larimer County. A firefighter was recently charged with this crime after his new wife found out that he was still married to another woman. According to the report, shortly after the two were married, the new wife Continue Reading
Providing My Cell Phone Password to Police A Fort Collins Defense Attorney’s Insight
Not long ago, the shooting that occurred in San Bernardino was making national headlines again when the FBI was demanding Apple give them the passcode to access the shooter’s iPhone. Of course, Apple did not provide the information in order to protect the rights of their customers. Eventually, the FBI found a way and it Continue Reading