CO Attorney General Looks Out for Digital Fraudsters
May 30
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Computer Crimes | Cybercrimes | Fraud

Computers have changed the world for the better in many ways. Still, there are always going to be people who try to take advantage of others and defraud them. Computers serve as another avenue for fraudsters to commit these crimes.

This trend has not gone unnoticed, which is why the Colorado Attorney General is working to stop digital fraudsters in their tracks.

On top of the AG’s office efforts to apprehend the people committing fraud, they’re also focused on educating [...]

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CO Legislators Want to Pump the Breaks on High THC Concentrates
May 21
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Drug Crimes | Marijuana Laws

In Colorado, recreational use of marijuana is legal. However, some lawmakers are concerned about the amount of concentrates that recreational users can purchase at one time. They’re worried that the use of concentrates in vapes or dab rigs is a danger for teens.

Concentrates have risen in popularity over the last several years, according to the Denver Post. Because of this, state lawmakers are looking to introduce legislation that tightens reins on the marijuana industry in the state.

Potential measures [...]

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Denver Court Overturns Sex Crime Conviction on Technicality
May 7
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Sex Crimes | Sexual Assault

Society heavily condemns sex crimes – and the law reflects that. Still, many cases sex crimes remain unreported or unsolved. According to the Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN), 995 out of 100 perpetrators of sexual assault never go to jail.

This makes an overturned verdict for a sex crim feel even more egregious–especially if based on a technicality. In Denver, a recently appealed case was overturned due to improper references to the criminal charge process during the trial.

The [...]

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CO Domestic Violence: Acts Against Your Partner Affects Your Kids
Apr 22
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Domestic Violence

Domestic violence does not occur in a vacuum. Often, consequences reach anyone involved in domestic violence, from the perpetrator to the victim to any children in the household.

Certainly, criminal repercussions affect perpetrators of domestic violence, but how does domestic violence impact the children that witness the relationship?

Here’s what you need to know about domestic violence and how it may shape your children.

The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children

An overwhelming number of children exposed to domestic violence [...]

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Colorado Intends to Raise Bar on Domestic Violence Investigations
Apr 19
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Domestic Violence

Domestic violence crimes in Colorado occupy a unique space. That’s because domestic violence isn’t an independent crime in and of itself. Instead, it serves as a sentencing enhancement for other crimes.

Up to this point, it’s been asbent as an enhancement for certain crimes that seem like they should fall under domestic violence, such as child abuse.

House Bill 21-1099 seeks to change this. It would include child abuse in domestic violence laws in the state. Essentially, the bill strives [...]

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