Colorado Criminal Lawyer Blog

Published on: September 30, 2026

The Ten Biggest Mistakes People Make After Learning They Are Under Criminal Investigation

Introduction

The call usually comes without warning. A detective leaves a voicemail asking you to “come in and clear a few things up.” Officers knock at 6 a.m. with a search warrant. A relative mentions that police have been asking questions about you. Or you simply learn — from a text, a subpoena, an employer, a former friend — that someone has made an accusation.

In that moment, most people do what feels natural: they try to fix it. They explain, apologize, reach out, delete, post, or wait and hope. Nearly every one of those instincts is understandable. Many of them are also the precise moves that turn a defensible situation into a difficult one — and sometimes into a second, separate crime.

Published on: September 30, 2026

I have nothing to hide – Part 2 of 2 – Why You DO NOT Want To Talk To The Police

by H. Michael Steinberg

By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer

Introduction

In part 1 of this article, we did a kind of surface review of this difficult and complex area.

Published on: September 30, 2026

“I have nothing to hide “- Part 1 of 2 – Why You DO NOT Want To Talk To The Police

by H. Michael Steinberg

LAW OFFICE OF H. MICHAEL STEINBERG

Denver Criminal Defense • 720-220-2277 • Over Forty Years of Colorado Practice

Why do innocent people confess to the police “I have nothing to hide” is the most natural sentence in the world — and one of the riskiest.

Published on: September 29, 2026

Should You Tell Your Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Everything?

by H. Michael Steinberg

By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer – Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years.

Introduction

Short answer: yes — even the parts that make you look bad, especially the parts that make you look bad.

Published on: September 28, 2026

Colorado Law: Can I Record My Husband – My Wife – Without Permission?

by H. Michael Steinberg

By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer.

Introduction

Yes, for example, you can use a hidden camera in your own house in Colorado, but only for silent video in common areas — the moment you add audio recording or point a camera into a space where someone has a reasonable expectation of privacy (like a bathroom or a guest’s bedroom), you risk criminal liability.

Published on: September 27, 2026

Under Colorado Law Can A Suspect’s Silence Be Used Against Them?

by H. Michael Steinberg

Introduction

Silence is protected only when it’s properly invoked as a Fifth Amendment right; pre-arrest, pre-Miranda silence can, in some circumstances, be used as evidence, while post-arrest, post-Miranda silence generally cannot.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings in Berghuis v. Thompkins and Salinas v. Texas established that silence does not automatically trigger Fifth Amendment protection — a suspect must affirmatively and clearly invoke the right to remain silent for it to count.

Published on: September 26, 2026

Colorado Law: What If You Already Talked to the Police and You Made a Mistake?

by H. Michael Steinberg

By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer – Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years.

Introduction

Most legal advice about police encounters you may receive from lawyers arrives too late. You’ve answered the phone or already sat down in the interview room and answered questions you shouldn’t have, maybe left out a critical detail or exaggerated another under pressure — and now you’re wondering whether the damage is permanent.

Published on: September 25, 2026

Colorado Rule 41.1- When The Police Can Force Samples From Your Body

by H. Michael Steinberg

By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer – Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years.

Introduction

Under Crim. P. 41.1(c), a court may issue an order for police officers to collect non-testimonial identification evidence from a suspect if the officers have “probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed; . . . reasonable grounds, not amounting to probable cause to arrest, to suspect that the person named . . . in the affidavit committed the offense;” and believe the testimonial identification evidence will materially aid “in determining whether the person named in the affidavit committed the offense.”