By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – Understanding the Role of Criminal Court Judges The confusing and sometimes frightening world of the criminal courtroom includes common misperceptions of the role and the power of the trial judge. One way to try to understand the role of a…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – One Set of Facts – Several Crimes Charged – Is That Legal? I am often asked how one can be charged for multiple crimes in the same case for the same conduct – the so-called unlawful “duplicative” charging issue. The…
By H. Michael Steinberg – Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer for Criminal Trials In 2015 the Colorado State Supreme Court carefully and logically set out the standards – the tests – to be applied by Colorado State Judges in deciding whether or not to grant a continuance of a criminal trial…