By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer It is common for threats of civil lawsuits to have the impact of a kind of extortion. Typically, one side blusters and threatens the other side with a lawsuit that will “destroy them” if they don’t settle in a way that is…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer While I have previously written on the Colorado crime of stalking, the crime is charged more and more commonly in Colorado and a deeper understanding of this complex crime is needed. Stalking is a unique and relatively “new” crime whose elements are…
By Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer H. Michael Steinberg The criminal side of Colorado’s revenge porn laws has not changed as of the date of this article (December 2020). I have recently written on the Colorado criminal revenge porn laws and include this link to that article here. However, a quick…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – How Can You Be Guilty of a Crime If You Only Attempted to Commit that Crime? The Crime of Attempt 18-2-101 CRS The crime of attempt in Colorado joins two other crimes in a broader category of criminal law called…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer You’ve Just Learned About a Warrant Issued for Your Arrest – What Are Your Options? The call may come from the officer investigating your case, or it may be a letter from the court informing you that there is a warrant issued…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer On June 19, 2020, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bills 20 -217, a sweeping police accountability bill and SB 20 – 127 is otherwise referred to as An Act Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity (the Act). The new law, enacted…
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 If you or someone you know has been arrested most likely they will describe the experience as a terrifying. It may have just happened in front of your eyes – in the presence of your family. This brief article is intended…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – It is Well Understood that Colorado Criminal Juries Are Susceptible to Unfair Influence by the Prosecutor Prosecutorial misconduct is defined by the United States Supreme Court as a circumstance where a prosecutor breaks a law or a code of professional…
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – “Making Discovery” – How a Defendant “Discovers” the Strengths or Weaknesses of the State’s Case This process known as “making discovery” in a Colorado criminal case is the way a defendant literally “discovers” the evidence the state has collected to…