It’s always a good idea to hold a child accountable for their actions. It teaches them to be responsible adults. However, when the consequences of those actions involve the judicial system, sometimes the punishment can be far beyond what we, as parents, feel is fair. Sometimes the consequences laid out by the Colorado Children’s Code involve a permanent juvenile record Continue Reading
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Larimer County Public Indecency Lawyer Man Caught Peeing on Building Mid-Stream
Public Indecency is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person exposes themselves and the exposure causes distress to any other person. A man recently was charged with this crime, after cops encountered him peeing on a building. According to the report, the man had been accused of pushing his girlfriend down and punching her in the chest. Continue Reading
Do I Need to Let Social Services and Police Speak to My Children? The Department of Human Services Wants to Speak with My Kids
Social Services and Police sometimes want to speak with your children. In some instances, they want to get evidence to charge your child with a crime in the Larimer County Juvenile Court. In other cases, Fort Collins Police and the Larimer County Department of Human Services will try and charge you, or a child of yours, with a crime. They Continue Reading
Fort Collins Prohibited Use of Weapons Attorney Man Aims a Gun at Police
Prohibited Use of Weapons in commonly charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person has possession of a gun while under the influence of alcohol, but there are other reasons this crime can be charged. One of those other reasons is when a person aims a gun at another. A Colorado man is facing this charge (amongst others) Continue Reading
Fort Collins Obstructing a Police Officer Obstructing a Peace Officer: Another Protest Related Charge
Obstructing a Peace Officer is charged in Larimer County and Fort Collins when a person uses or threatens to use force to keep an officer from doing his or her job. Recently in the news, we have seen many videos and pictures of protests, some of which show officers doing things like pushing people down when they get in their Continue Reading
Fort Collins Sexual Assault on a Child Lawyer Man Found with Runaways Charged with Sex Assault on a Child
Sexual Assault on a Child is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County, Colorado when a person is accused of having sexual contact with someone who is 14 years old or younger and the accused is four or more years older. A man was recently arrested and charged with Sexual Assault on a Child after a traffic stop turned into Continue Reading
Police Bias in Fort Collins Unlawful Sexual Contact and Sexual Assault Investigations
After 30 years as a defense attorney reading police reports and working on Fort Collins Unlawful Sexual Contact and Sexual Assault cases, I’ve seen a consistent pattern of how bias impacts Fort Collins Police investigations of sex cases. Read about common steps taken by police to investigate accusations – they still hold true. Larimer County Bias Police Investigations of Unlawful Continue Reading
Larimer County Obstruction of a Peace Officer Lawyer Obstructing is an Easily Charged Crime
Obstruction of a Peace Officer is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person tries to stop police officers or other emergency personnel from doing their job. The definition of this crime is vague and leaves much to interpretation. And guess who is doing this interpretation? The police. Anytime they feel that something you have done is keeping Continue Reading
Larimer County Attempted Sexual Assault on a Child Intent without Contact Is Still a Crime
In Fort Collins and Larimer County, often when a child internet sting operation results in arrests, Attempted Sexual Assault on a Child is one of the charges the arrestees will face. Recently, Colorado Springs Police conducted a sting operation that resulted in the arrests of five men, all charged with Internet Luring of a Child and Attempted Sex Assault on Continue Reading
Fort Collins Indecent Exposure Lawyer Adams County Cop Arrested for Exposing Himself
Indecent Exposure is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person exposes their genitals, alarming the other person and with the intent to satisfy a sexual desire. A woman recently reported that she had been the victim of a lewd exposure, and it turned out that the person she accused was an off-duty Adams County sheriff deputy. According Continue Reading