DUI in Colorado: What are the Most Frequently Asked Questions?
Aug 15
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: DUI | DWI

If you’ve been arrested for a DUI, you probably have many questions on your mind. This is understandable — getting caught driving under the influence, even for first-time offenders, can yield significant consequences.

Colorado is actually one of the toughest states in the nation for this offense. To help Coloradans facing a DUI charge, we answer a few of the most common questions we hear from our clients.

Remember that every DUI case is different, and that you should consult [...]

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Don’t Let a Colorado Drug Charge Derail Your Education
Aug 10
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Uncategorized

Senior year of high school is an exciting time for most Colorado students. One chapter is closing, and another chapter is opening…but where will that next chapter take place? University of Colorado? A private college across the country?

Students without a criminal record take this excitement for granted. If you have a drug charge on your record, college application season can feel overwhelming. Will colleges unearth your past mistakes? Will they reject you immediately?

Luckily, there are ways for students [...]

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Protective Orders, Restraining Orders – What’s the Difference in CO?
Jul 31
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Restraining Orders

This question has a simple answer. There is no difference in Colorado.

Protective orders, also commonly referred to as restraining orders, are intended to stop one person from harming another. It’s also referred to as a protection order. Therefore, we will use these three terms interchangeably.

Unfortunately, answering many of the other questions surrounding these orders isn’t so simple.

How do protective orders work? What are the terms of a protective order, and what happens if you violate one? If [...]

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How Will a Colorado Juvenile Conviction Affect College Admission?
Jul 27
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Juvenile Crimes

Teens are infamous for their lapses in judgment. In fact, it’s well-known that the teenage brain isn’t fully mature, and that teens lack the decision-making capacity of adults.

To mitigate damages of poor decisions early on, juvenile criminal records are kept confidential. This prevents juvenile offenders from being labeled as criminals in their adult lives. However, there are some exceptions to juvenile record confidentiality, two of them being background checks from college admissions offices and student aid lenders.

So when [...]

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Do Colorado Theft Crimes Have a Statute of Limitations?
Jul 16
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Statute of Limitation | Theft Crimes

The short answer to this question: yes.

Every  criminal offense on the books has a corresponding statute of limitations. That is — there is a limit to how long prosecutors have to file charges against someone they believe has committed a crime.

In most cases, this is defined as a certain amount of time from the point a crime occurs. In today’s post, however, we specifically explore the sentencing and penalties for Colorado theft crimes, and the statutes of limitations [...]

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