Old Marijuana Convictions: CO Criminal Lawyers Pushing to Erase Them
Apr 10
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Drug Crimes | Expungement / Criminal Record Sealing | Marijuana

Last month, the city of Denver hosted its first free legal clinic designed to help Coloradans with old drug convictions to have their records expunged according to new legislation.

In 2017 (three years after Amendment 64 was passed, and one year after it went into effect), additional legislation was passed in an effort to offer some reparative justice to those previously convicted of low-level drug crimes that would be considered legal under current law.

If you currently have an old [...]

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Colorado Criminal Charges Related to Prescription Drugs
Mar 28
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Drug Crimes | Prescription Drug Crimes

The abuse of prescription drugs is an emerging epidemic that’s now recognized as a significant threat to public health. The death toll from prescription drug abuse is huge, and even includes a number of celebrities, like Prince, Tom Petty, and Anna Nicole Smith.

As the number of deaths from prescription drugs continues to rise sharply across the US, the federal government has commissioned various agencies to combat the prescription drug epidemic. Many states, including Colorado, augment the federal government’s efforts [...]

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Did Your Colorado Teen Get a MIP Charge on St. Paddy’s Day?
Mar 23
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: DUI | DWI | Minor in Possession

As a parent, St. Paddy’s Day doesn’t necessarily bring the same excitement that it used to. Teens and college kids throughout the country use the day as an excuse to wear green, drink loads of beer, and try to feel the “Luck of the Irish.” Parents, in contrast, get to worry about their kids making stupid decisions.

For most kids, the holiday passes largely without incident. Unfortunately, some underage kids in Colorado see their luck run out when the police [...]

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Follow These Terms to Avoid Violating Your Colorado Probation
Mar 17
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Probation Violations

Judges will often commute a prison sentence to probation, especially for first-time and/or low-level offenders. Under probation, your prison sentence is suspended and you are allowed to remain in the community.

However, although probation is clearly preferable to incarceration, it also comes with stringent terms that you are obligated to follow. Failure to comply with probation terms and conditions may result not only in the revocation of your probation, but also additional penalties such as the reinstitution of your original [...]

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What Is a “Felony Theft Threshold,” and Does Colorado Have One?
Mar 10
2019

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Felonies | Theft Crimes

When someone is arrested for theft in Colorado, the charge can be classified as a petty theft, a misdemeanor, or a felony. What determines the seriousness of the charge? In most cases it’s pretty simple: the value of the items that were taken.

There are multiple classes of misdemeanor theft charges, but at a certain point these switch over and become felonies. That point is called the “felony theft threshold.” Basically, it’s the point at which the value of the [...]

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