With the presidential election quickly approaching, you may be wondering about your right to vote. While voting is a constitutional right guaranteed to all U.S. citizens, law makers in Colorado have made it illegal for certain people to vote. That’s right, it can be a class 5 felony to vote in certain situations. If you have a criminal record and Continue Reading
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Fort Collins Trespassing and Criminal Mischief Attorney | At Least He Paid for the Cigarettes
There is nothing more frustrating than driving to a store for a particular item, only to find the store closed. That is the exact frustration one man was facing when he arrived at a convenience store to buy a pack of cigarettes. Apparently, he arrived at the store early one morning and pounded on the front door several times before Continue Reading
Fort Collins Child Abuse Attorney | Arrest for Making Children Walk to School?
I have heard so many stories about the government over-reaching and not allowing parents to discipline or raise their own children, but this one may just take the cake. A mother was trying to teach her two daughters a lesson after they missed the bus. My guess is that this was not the first time they had missed it. For Continue Reading
Fort Collins Criminal Mischief Attorney | News Anchor Has a Bigger Problem than a Report
Recently, a TV reporter was arrested for defecating on a front lawn while on location to shoot a news report. According the report, neighbors called the police to report that the news anchor had picked up papers from the street and then leaned against the wall of a house to relieve himself. The news reporter was contacted after the report Continue Reading
Fort Collins Driving Under Restraint and Shoplifting Attorney | That’s What You Get for Being Polite!
Most people feel positive about themselves after doing a good deed like helping someone carry their groceries or holding the door open for the person behind you. One man, though, is probably regretting his kind deed, because it ended up getting him arrested. According to the news report, the man was at the mall and held the door for a Continue Reading
Fort Collins Attempted Murder Lawyer | A Squirrel at the Center of a Battle
Neighborly disputes are not an uncommon occurrence. However, only a few of these disputes become criminal episodes. In Boulder this past weekend, an argument between neighbors took a serious turn when one neighbor ended up with a bullet in his butt. According to the news report, a younger man was angry that his older neighbor was leaving pounds of peanuts Continue Reading
Fort Collins Indecent Exposure Lawyer | Flashing Someone in Prison
When you go to visit someone in prison, there are MANY rules you have to follow. These rules concern the way you dress, what type of physical contact is allowed, and what you can and cannot bring into the facility. I personally think the most obvious rule of all is, don’t commit a crime while visiting an inmate, especially when Continue Reading
Fort Collins Posting a Private Image for Harassment Attorney | Revenge of an Ex
I recently read a news article about a woman charged with Posting a Private Image for Harassment after sending out naked pictures of her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend. I initially wondered how the heck the ex-girlfriend got those pictures! According to the news report, the ex-boyfriend and new girlfriend were moving out of his mom’s house and had to leave behind Continue Reading
Fort Collins Solicitation and Prostitution Attorney | The Colorado Springs Police Are at it Again
I recently ran across a news article publishing the names and arrest dates for four Colorado Springs men who were convicted of Solicitation for Prostitution. The article stated that an initiative was started in January of 2015 to publish the name and photos of people convicted of Soliciting for Prostitution, making it easily available to the public. Apparently, the Colorado Continue Reading
Fort Collins Domestic Violence Assault Attorney | Don’t Hide My Cigarette!
While I am not a smoker, I know people who smoke and their cigarette breaks are very important to them. Hiding their smokes would cause much distress. That same level of distress is what one woman felt when she accused her boyfriend of hiding her cigarette, and her reaction landed her in handcuffs. According to the news report, the boyfriend Continue Reading