The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) is the imperfect brain behind the standards that guide DUI investigation around the country, and a recent research note by them confirms just how little is known about the relationship between THC concentrations…
A recent New York Times article (Most Heavy Drinkers Are Not Alcoholics by Tara Parker-Pope, 11/20/14) highlighted a study that shows the clear majority of excessive drinkers are not, in fact, alcoholics, suggesting that many crimes related to intoxication are…
As a criminal defense lawyer, I routinely see people lose their jobs due to criminal charges, even minor charges, and often before the accused has had a chance to defend himself in court. There are many situations in which this…
Denver Police announced that they will purchase over 600 body cameras to be worn by police officers. These cameras will be at chest level and will record officer interactions with the public and criminal suspects. Although it is unclear if…
The case of on-duty Boulder police officer, Sam Carter, who shot a beloved trophy elk in the Mapleton Hill neighborhood has received consistent media attention in large part because of animal rights activists who demanded that the suffering of the…
The Denver Post recently reported on a lawsuit from a driver stopped and searched by law enforcement in Idaho due in large part to his Colorado license plates. The story is here. The story should serve as a reminder of…
If two similarly situated people engage in the same criminal conduct, they should receive similar punishment, right? Often they do. But criminal law in Colorado frequently dictates dramatically different punishment for the same conduct, depending on the outcome of that…
Aron Ralston (subject of the film “127 hours”, the outdoorsman who cut his arm off to free himself in Canyonlands National Park) made news last week after being arrested for domestic violence and wrongs to minors (child abuse, essentially) in…
This widely-viewed video of the biker gang chasing the Range Rover through New York City is terrifying and illuminating. And without the video, it's easily possible that there would be no criminal charges except for felony charges against the SUV…
Attorney General Eric Holder has announced the federal government will not be pursuing drug charges with harsh mandatory minimum sentences when the defendant is a low-level non-violent offender. There is bipartisan support for this, largely due to the massive expense…