Sexual Assault on a Child is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a child accuses someone at least four years older than them of having sexual contact with them. These serious charges are easily charged. No physical evidence is necessary. Usually, the child making the accusations is simply believed, even if some of the details don’t make sense Continue Reading
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Enticement of a Child in Larimer County Arrests Can be Made Out of State for Enticement of a Child Charges
Enticement of a Child – C.R.S. 18-3-305 is a serious sex offense in Colorado. But, did you know you don’t have to live in this state in order to be charged with this crime? For example, if an adult is in another state and communicating with a child located in Fort Collins, Larimer County online, they could be extradited for Continue Reading
Sex Offender Intensive Supervised Probation (SOISP) in Larimer County: How to Be Successful on SOISP
Sex Offender Intensive Supervised Probation, also referred to as SOISP, is a very restrictive kind of probation that those sentenced for a sex offense can face. To be successful on this type of supervision, you must mentally prepare yourself. The fact is, probation basically owns you. The supervision starts off extremely restrictive and those restrictions will only lighten as your Continue Reading
“ Intimate Relationship ” as Defined in Domestic Violence Statute
Domestic Violence – C.R.S. 18-6-800.3 is commonly charged throughout Larimer County, Colorado. Domestic Violence (DV) is not a crime in and of itself. Instead, it is a sentence enhancer which can be attached to any crime – whether it be Harassment, Theft, or Disorderly Conduct. All that is required is that you have an “intimate relationship” (or past intimate relationship) Continue Reading
Fraud and Forgery In Larimer County Falsifying Payroll in Larimer County
One way we have seen people getting charged with Forgery – C.R.S. 18-5-102 is for falsifying payroll . Simply reporting hours on a paysheet payroll form that didn’t coincide with actual hours worked can easily result in these charges. Forgery Attorney in Fort Collins: What is Forgery in Larimer County? Forgery takes many shapes and forms. One way is to Continue Reading
Don’t Help the Police Arrest You in Larimer County Roadside Maneuvers – Just Say “No”
Do you want to be arrested? When we ask people this, the answer is always an adamant “no.” Unfortunately, most people unknowingly help the police arrest them for crimes in Larimer, Boulder, and Gilpin County. One of these crimes is DUI / DWAI – C.R.S. 42-4-1301. Because people don’t’ know their rights, they give police all the tools and evidence Continue Reading
Don’t Let Fort Collins, Loveland, or Estes Park Police Into Your Home: Advice from a Larimer County Criminal Defense Attorney
If the police show up at your door, don’t let them in. As criminal defense attorneys in Larimer County, we have seen many cases where people let Fort Collins, Loveland, or Estes Park police into their home and were charged with a crime. Letting the police into your home or apartment gives them the opportunity to find evidence to use Continue Reading
Larimer County Jail: How Much Time Will I Spend in Jail?
We are often asked by our clients who are considering a sentence in the Larimer County Jail: “How much time will I spend in jail?” There are a few ways in which an inmate can shorten the sentence in Larimer County, but according to Colorado statute, the maximum amount of time that can be removed from a jail sentence is Continue Reading
Boating While Intoxicated: The Same as DUI / DWAI in Larimer County?
Summer is almost here is in Colorado and during this season, the weather is usually fantastic and spirits are high. Many of you are planning fun weekends filled with hiking, picnicking, camping, boating and swimming. Be careful, though – holiday weekends like Memorial Day and Labor Day are when police in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park are out in Continue Reading
Fort Collins 3rd Degree Trespassing Attorney Student Charged with Trespassing in His Own School?
Third Degree Trespass is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person unlawfully enters or remains on someone else’s property. But what happens when that property is a public place – like a public school? Well, I guess you can still get arrested because that’s exactly what happened to a teenager recently. According to the report, the 18-year-old Continue Reading