Taking upskirt photos of someone without their permission is usually charged as Invasion of Privacy for Sexual Gratification in Fort Collins and Larimer County. However, if the photos are of someone under the age of 18, a charge of Sexual Exploitation of a Child may also apply. A teacher was recently charged with Sexual Exploitation Continue Reading
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Fort Collins Burglary Attorney Crimes Related to Breaking in to Someone’s House
I recently had a salesman come to my door trying to sell me an alarm system. Normally, I wouldn’t have given it a second thought, but when he was reading the statistics about home break-ins in the Larimer County area, it made me think twice. It also made me think about how there are multiple Continue Reading
Fort Collins Stalking Lawyer Woman Charged with Stalking After Putting Tracking Device on Ex’s Car
Jealousy often plays a part in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park break-ups, and sometimes things go too far and criminal charges, like Stalking are filed. A woman was recently charged with Stalking after putting a tracking device on her ex-boyfriend’s car. The ex began to suspect something after the woman would show up at Continue Reading
Fort Collins Reckless Driving Attorney Transporting Christmas Tree May Result in Careless or Reckless Driving Charges
It’s not uncommon to see people driving around Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park with a Christmas tree attached to the roof of their car this time of year. It is, however, not so common to see a tree so large it practically overtakes the car. This was the situation one police officer saw, and Continue Reading
Fort Collins Sexual Exploitation of a Child Attorney Man Uses Politician in Child Pornography Case
Possessing or sharing child pornography is charged as Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Fort Collins and Larimer County. A man was recently convicted of this crime, and is using the sentence a politician recently received to try and get a lighter sentence. Unfortunately, the man not only possessed child pornography, he was also sharing Continue Reading
Fort Collins Felony Menacing Attorney Threatening Someone with a Knife
Threatening someone and causing them to feel fear that they are going to be injured is charged as Menacing in Fort Collins and Larimer County. When a deadly weapon is involved, Menacing is charged as a felony. Otherwise, it is a misdemeanor. A man was recently charged with felony Menacing after threatening construction workers with Continue Reading
Fort Collins Domestic Violence Attorney Mandatory Reporting and Domestic Violence
It is not very often that you see advocates and victims in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park pushing for fewer measures to be taken in order to ‘protect’ them, but that seems to be the issue Colorado lawmakers recently addressed. House Bill 17-1322 changed the mandatory reporting laws, as they apply to Domestic Violence situations. Continue Reading
Fort Collins DUI and DWAI Sentencing What is ASUDS in Larimer County?
ASUDS stands for Adult Substance Use and Driving Survey and is administered as part of a Pre-Sentence Investigation (PSI) in Driving Under the Influence and Driving While Ability Impaired cases in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park. This evaluation helps judges, probation officers, and treatment providers understand the type of alcohol or drug dependency the Continue Reading
Fort Collins DUI and DWAI Lawyer Big CSU Game Calls for More DUI Patrols
College football games generally means there will be tailgating, and where there is tailgating, there is alcohol. Colorado State University Rams are facing the Wyoming Cowboys this weekend and Wyoming police have already made statements regarding an increase in patrols looking for those Driving Under the Influence and Driving While Ability Impaired. Likely, Fort Collins Continue Reading
Fort Collins Juvenile Sexting Attorney New Colorado Possession of a Private Image by a Juvenile Law
Historically, when a juvenile has possessed a sexually explicit image of another juvenile, they are charged with felony Sexual Exploitation of a Child – the possession of child pornography charge. Thankfully though, Colorado lawmakers realized that teenagers were being too harshly punished, as their conduct and intentions are not the same as that of the Continue Reading