If you have been charged with a misdemeanor in Larimer County, Colorado, you may be shocked at the numerous costs involved. Even before you are ever convicted of your charges, you will be charged docket fees, filing fees, and other fees for certifying documents or request copies of documents. Your budget will suddenly become much tighter as you pay to Continue Reading
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Plea Bargains at the Larimer County CourtsDon’t Take the Plea Deal Before Talking to a Top Fort Collins Lawyer!
It may come as a surprise to learn that criminal cases rarely ever go to trial at the Larimer County Courts. Rather, they are usually resolved through plea bargains negotiated between the District Attorney and the defendant – often, through her lawyer acting on her behalf. This is in large part because plea bargains benefit both the defense and the Continue Reading
Probation Revocation Attorney at the Larimer County CourtTop Probation FAQs Answered by the Best Fort Collins Criminal Defense Lawyers
At the Larimer County Court, some defendants who are convicted / found guilty of a crime are sentenced to probation. When this happens, the defendant is released into society rather than incarcerated at the Larimer County Jail or Colorado Department of Corrections. The probationer – the person serving a probationary sentence – must follow several different conditions of probation throughout Continue Reading
Fort Collins Probation Revocation Attorney Probation Violations and Revocation
When a person is sentenced to a period of probation in Fort Collins and Larimer County, they are required to adhere to a certain set of terms and conditions. If those conditions are not followed, the probation department can file to revoke your probation. This means that the judge will decide if further consequences are necessary. If you are facing Continue Reading
Larimer County Probation Sentence Vs. a Jail or Prison Sentence Is Probation Always the Best Option in Fort Collins Criminal Case?
If someone dealing with a Fort Collins or Larimer County criminal case, and you asked them if they would prefer probation or a sentence to the Larimer County Jail or prison, most people would answer with probation. This is usually because a probation sentence means you are not incarcerated and still able to do your daily life. However, it is Continue Reading
Disorderly Conduct Attorney in Loveland Officer Spends Two Weeks on Probation
Disorderly Conduct can be charged in Fort Collins and Loveland for different actions, like making too much noise or fighting with another person in a public place. A Pueblo police officer recently pled to this charge, after initially being charged with felony Second Degree Assault. According to the report, the officer was initially charged with the felony after an alleged Continue Reading
Fort Collins Sex Offender Probation Revocation Attorney What Happens When My SOISP Gets Revoked?
In my last blog, I talked about Sex Offender Intensive Supervised Probation (SOISP) and how to be successful on this type of probation in Fort Collins and Larimer County. Unfortunately, we have clients who are unable or unwilling to follow the strict rules with SOISP and they end up facing a probation revocation. In many cases, there is much more 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
Larimer County Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor Attorney Mom Charged After High-Speed Chase
Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person encourages or aids a child in violating any law. A mother was recently arrested and is facing these charges after she tried to help her son and his friend evade police by engaging in a high-speed chase. According to the report, the Continue Reading
How is Parole Different than Probation in Fort Collins / Larimer County?
Larimer County Probation and Parole are very different in Fort Collins, Colorado Courts. Parole only happens following a prison or DOC sentence. It is a type of supervision after someone gets out of prison, to help in the transition to normal life. Social and job hunting skills can be lost in the regimented prison life. Probation is the sentence itself, Continue Reading