If you’ve been charged with a crime in Fort Collins or Loveland, you may find yourself navigating the municipal court system, which is a world that operates quite differently from state district court. Understanding how these courts work can make a significant difference in the outcome of your case. Charged with a Crime in Fort Collins Municipal, Loveland Municipal Court? Continue Reading
Category: Municipal
Loveland Municipal Court Attorney Is Feeding Squirrels Really a Crime in Loveland?
It’s tempting to want to get close to certain wild animals in Loveland, especially for those who love wildlife. However, it could land you with a citation requiring your appearance in Loveland Municipal Court. Granted, I don’t want my Fort Collins or Loveland neighbor feeding bears so that I have to worry about my safety every time I walk outside, Continue Reading
Fort Collins Municipal Assault and Trespassing Attorney | What’s with the Local Bar Scene?
Recently, we have seen an increase in Fort Collins Municipal Court cases involving bouncers at the local Fort Collins bars. It seems that most of these cases have the same general story line: someone does something a bar patron or bouncer doesn’t like, bouncer tells that person to leave, a scuffle ensues, and someone ends up with Assault and Trespassing Continue Reading
Public Nudity in Fort Collins | What Do You Think About Topless Women?
The City of Fort Collins is looking for opinions from its residents about potentially changing a municipal ordinance. Currently, any type of nudity is prohibited in this city. However, a group of citizens is requesting the Public Indecency Municipal Ordinance be updated to allow woman to be topless in public. Fort Collins city council will be deciding October 20, 2015 Continue Reading
Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm | Do the Charges Fit the Crime?
Whether you think of your pets as members of the family, or your property, generally owners want to protect them. So, it was no surprise to me when a Fort Collins man made the choice to shoot a bear that had entered his backyard and was threatening his dog. I was surprised, however, to find out that the man was Continue Reading
The Frustration of Technology | Discharging of Weapons in Fort Collins
We’ve all had those moments where our computer freezes, or something won’t download and you want to just throw your computer out the window or stomp on it crushing it to pieces. A Colorado Springs man decided to act on his frustration with his laptop when he took it into a back alley and fired eight shots into it with Continue Reading
Puffing in Fort Collins | Municipal Traffic Violation Lawyer
With the winter season upon us and temperatures well below freezing, it may be tempting to start your car and leave it to warm up. But, as appealing as it may seem to be able to run from your house to your warm and toasty car, it could get you fined. How? Well, in Fort Collins, it is called puffing Continue Reading
Public Indecency Charges for Spitting in Public? | Fort Collins Lawyer
“Colorado man faces Public Indecency charges.” There are headlines like this all across Colorado, Larimer, Boulder and Grand County. The general belief is that people facing Public Indecency charges are gross and lewd. Unfortunately, this isn’t true. Instead, the law is often unjust when it comes to crimes like Public Indecency. You may thing a person charged with this crime exposed Continue Reading