While it’s been in the works for some time now, Colorado lawmakers are currently revisiting the Sexual Exploitation of a Child law especially as it pertains to teenagers and sexting. Currently, if a Fort Collins, Loveland, or Estes Park teenager under the age of 18 sends a naked picture or receives a naked picture from another underaged person, it is Continue Reading
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Fort Collins Second Degree Assault Attorney | Exercise Is Supposed to Make You Happy, Not Commit Criminal Mischief
As the brilliant lawyer Elle Woods said in the movie Legally Blonde, “Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people don’t shoot their husbands, they just don’t.” Who can argue with legal reasoning like that? Well, I think this Jefferson County mountain biker can. According to the news report, the biker was climbing the North Mountain Table when Continue Reading
Fort Collins Resisting Arrest Attorney | When You Call Police for Help and End Up in Handcuffs
You would be shocked how many people come into our Fort Collins office facing criminal charges after they were the ones who called the police for help. It happens all the time. People reach out to the Larimer County Sheriff or Fort Collins Police Department asking for help with an escalated situation and the responding officers end up getting it Continue Reading
Drug / Alcohol Addiction and Crime: We Are Here to Help in Larimer County
Addiction to illegal substances is often the reason why people commit crimes in Larimer County. Recently, a news source reported that a police officer shot a burglary suspect. According to reports, a woman called 911 because there was a man with a knife who was trying to get into her house. When police arrived, they told the man to drop Continue Reading
Loveland Assault and Harassment Attorney | Officer Charged with Using Excessive Force
Excessive force allegations have been a very common thread in many news stories of late. Tensions are high between law enforcement and the community, and sometimes those tensions lead to actions that are beyond what was appropriate to the situation. A Loveland Police sergeant is facing charges for Third Degree Assault and Harassment after an investigation into excessive force claims Continue Reading
Fort Collins Sexual Assault Lawyer | Police Candidate Admits to Crime in Interview
The application process for becoming a Fort Collins police officer is tough. There are exams, interviews and even polygraphs involved. The purpose behind this multi-step process is to find candidates who are upstanding, law abiding citizens. I know of someone who was denied at the last step for admitting to being at a party in college where some people were Continue Reading
Fort Collins Second Degree Trespassing Lawyer | Tebow’s Girlfriend Gets the Boot?
It’s not uncommon for women to develop crushes on their favorite sports star. It is, however, uncommon for those women to travel across the country to show up where the sports star is training, claiming to be his girlfriend. That’s what one Arvada woman is accused of doing, and she ended up being charged with Trespassing. According to the news Continue Reading
Fort Collins Endangering Public Transportation Attorney | Don’t Mess with RTD
Recently, three people were arrested for an alleged attack on an RTD bus driver in Denver. According to the new report, two women got on the bus and refused to pay the fare. The bus diver asked them to exit the bus, but they refused to do that too. Then, the two women began assaulting the bus driver, including hitting Continue Reading
Fort Collins False Reporting Attorney | The Things Some People Will Do to Get Out of Work
I don’t know about you, but I hate waking up early in the morning to get ready for work – especially on Monday mornings. But, I enjoy my job, so once I get over the fact that the obnoxious alarm has pulled me out of my peaceful slumber, I get up and get on with things. This morning, on my Continue Reading
Fort Collins Computer Crimes Lawyer | Larimer County Jail Employee Shared Confidential Information
In criminal court cases, there is a lot of confidential information that can only be shared through certain channels. For example, a Boulder County District Attorney shares information with a defense attorney and then the defense attorney can share that information with clients. However, Larimer County Jail employees are not qualified to share confidential information. That is why one jail Continue Reading