Did You Get a DUI Over Memorial Day Weekend?
Jun 7
2017

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: DUI

Memorial Day is about remembering those who lost their lives while serving our country, but it’s also a time where we start celebrating the end of the school year and the beginning of summer. We get together with family and friends to relax, grill, and enjoy a couple of drinks over the long three-day weekend before we have to head back to work on Tuesday.

When we celebrate Memorial Day with a few drinks, though, it’s important to remember not [...]

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Colorado Sending Paper Tax Returns to Avoid Fraud
Jun 1
2017

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Tax Fraud

For many people, tax season has come and gone. Your taxes were filed, your refund was cashed (or you paid your dues), and you’ve already begun tracking expenses for 2017.

For other Coloradoans, however, the wait for a refund continues. If you are one of these taxpayers and asked for your refund to be directly deposited into your account, it may be time to check the mail.

Why? Because in mid-May, the Colorado Department of Revenue announced that they would [...]

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Colorado May Add Multiple Charges for “Sexting” Soon
May 17
2017

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Sex Crimes

If you are the parent of teenagers, you’ve probably heard all kinds of things about the dangers of sexting. If you are a young single adult, you’ve probably heard horror stories from friends or peers about sexts gone wrong.

Even if nude images are originally shared between consenting teenagers or adults, a bad breakup could lead to the image being sent out into the world in an instant. Widespread sexts have led to traumatic cases of bullying and big scandals [...]

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Burglary Charges Dropped against Colorado Vet with Brain Injury
May 8
2017

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Burglary

The men and women who serve our country fight many battles overseas, but for a number of veterans, the fighting doesn’t stop when they step off the battlefield. Vets may experience PTSD, injuries from combat, or mental illnesses that follow them home.

Such is the case with Cory Hixson, a Marine veteran who suffered a traumatic brain injury while he was serving and received a Purple Heart – as well as other awards – for his service.

In mid-March, Hixson [...]

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Differences between Municipal and State Court in Colorado
May 3
2017

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Criminal Defense | Municipal Court | State Court

Navigating the Colorado court system is not an easy task. Forget figuring out your defense strategy. Just finding which court you will have to report to can be confusing. Denver specifically has multiple court systems that handle legal matters, including municipal courts, district courts, and more.

For this blog post, we will focus on municipal and district courts. Both of these courts deal with legal matters that take place within Colorado borders, and generally follow the same procedure, but there [...]

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