Child abuse in Colorado is a complex and serious criminal offense. It can be a felony or a misdemeanor, depending on the egregiousness of the abuse and the resulting degree of injury to the child. In a recent arrest in the Denver area, the police have charged a...
Month: December 2016
Employees charged with robbery of their own store
Some observers of criminal behavior believe that criminals in Colorado and elsewhere have become lazy and don't take the time to plan a successful robbery or theft like they did in the old days. That may be true about a recent amateurish robbery where an assistant...
Criminal charge of trespass puts landlord in the hot seat
In Colorado, criminal trespass is a crime that has several different degrees of seriousness. Most trespass offenses carry a term of imprisonment as a possible punishment, in addition to a wide range of fines. The criminal charge in a trespass case will therefore...
Trucker who hit and killed state trooper faces criminal charge
There are many vehicular accidents that fall in a borderline area between criminal and mere negligence. Sometimes the police find it difficult to determine where the line is between negligence and criminality with respect to traffic accidents. In a recent case where a...