Unfortunately, impaired driving remains a serious problem in the United States, even though Uber has helped take at least some drunk drivers off the streets in larger cities. Far too many people believe a couple of drinks does not significantly impair their ability to drive, yet often they are very wrong about that. In fact, […]

Understanding the death penalty in Colorado begins with John Stoefel. When Stoefel was hanged in the state of Colorado in 1859, the history of the Colorado death penalty began. Hanging continued to be the method of choice for executions in the state until the mid-1930’s, when lethal gas became the newest execution method. Finally, in […]

Boulder is a beautiful community located just 25 miles northeast of Denver at the base of the Rocky Mountain Front Range. It was voted as one of the best and most secure places to live in all of the United States. Yet despite its beauty, there is a darkness. According to the District Attorney’s Office, […]

In December 2017, a Jefferson County judge finally sentenced a repeat DUI offender in Colorado to three years in prison. The man, 47-year-old Albert Torres, was arrested for 7 DUIs and had 5 convictions over a period of 20 years. He has never served serious prison time until now. He was sentenced after probation officers […]

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution—and Article II, Section 7, of the Colorado Constitution—gives citizens certain rights, most notably, the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures by law enforcement. If you find yourself charged with a crime based either in part or wholly on evidence obtained through means not in […]