Judges Must Allow Medical Marijuana Use While On Colorado Bail
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Drug Crimes Criminal Defense Lawyer – Attorney
Judges Must Allow Medical Marijuana Use While On Colorado Bail
By H. Michael Steinberg – Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Online Blog
Colorado Criminal Law – Motion To Suppress Evidence – New 2015 Case Changes Burden of Proof – For over 30 years the burden of going forward in a Colorado criminal Motion to Suppress Evidence hearing was on the prosecution. With the announcement of a new case People vs Cunningham – that burden – in many Colorado criminal courtrooms – now sits with the Defendant and his or her lawyer.
The Case of People v. Cunningham 314 P.3d 1289 (Colo. 2013), 13SA179,
In 2013 the United States Supreme Court – in Salinas v. Texas – took a step back from the protections accorded by the Fifth Amendment’s Right To Remain Silent.
The Facts of Salinas:
Salinas – before being placed into custody – answered questions posed by a police officer in a homicide investigation. At the time he answered the questions he was not under arrest. Among the questions was a comment by the officer about the potential ballistics match as regards casings found at the scene.
A New Colorado Law – enacted and signed by the governor on May 11, 2013 – totally revamps Colorado’s approach to bail and bonding issues.
The Law Is HB 13-1236 “Best Practices in Bond Setting”
The new Colorado law is a complete change in approach to the setting of bond in the courts of our state.
Colorado Criminal Lawyer Blog