By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado DUI Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction Other than an immediate and complete dismissal of a case, a Colorado deferred judgment and sentence (DJ and S) plea bargain is the gold standard for all plea bargains. The only superior plea bargain offer that exists, a diversion offer,…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado DUI Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction In a very recent decision by the Colorado Supreme Court, Linnebur v. Colorado, the Court decided that to prove a Felony DUI, which requires at least evidence of three prior DUI or DWAI convictions, those “priors” must be proven beyond…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer The Right Of A Colorado Judge To Impose Alcohol – Drug Abstention And Monitoring In Second And Subsequent DUI Cases Colorado Law actually, without a conviction and in the face of the presumption of innocence, forces a judge – as a matter…
The Charge of Vehicular Homicide – Manslaughter The most devastating charge facing an individual who has made the unfortunate decision to drink and drive – is the charge of vehicular homicide. Colorado courts punish this crime much more harshly than several decades ago when I first starting prosecuting these cases.…
Colorado DUI – Sleeping In Your Car by Colorado DUI – DWAI Criminal Defense Lawyer – H. Michael Steinberg There is a key case decided by the Colorado Supreme Court which reaffirmed a rule of law – specific to Colorado and a few other states. The case, Tate v People,…
As an ex Career DA and now as a Colorado criminal defense lawyer, I have been aware for more than 42 years of a loophole in the criminal law of Colorado that actually created an incentive for drunk drivers to flee the scene of car accidents. That loophole has now…