No One is Above Colorado Prostitution Law
Jun 22
2015

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Prostitution

It came as a shock to the students and parents of Greeley Central High School when a teacher was arrested for soliciting and patronizing a prostitute. John Derek Haffner, a career and life choices teacher at the school, was one of eight men busted in a prostitution sting last month.

Haffner was hardly the type of individual you’d peg as a criminal. The 52-year-old teacher also worked as the student graduation interventionist, helping at-risk youth succeed in graduating. In addition, [...]

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Can You Be Fired for Failing a Drug Test?
Jun 16
2015

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Drug Crimes

With so few federal laws governing the use of drug tests in the workplace, it is left largely up to state legislatures to regulate employer drug testing matters. While other states have laws restricting how drug tests can be used in places of employment, Colorado has relatively few.

In our state, while there are certain laws that protect the privacy of tested employees, there are virtually no laws that protect workers from being required to take a drug test or [...]

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Graduation Season Means Increased DUI Enforcement across Colorado
Jun 9
2015

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: DUI

For many high school and college students in Colorado, graduation season marks the beginning of a bright future and the opening to a world of possibilities.

But for the unfortunate students who are convicted of a DUI, graduation season could be the kickoff of a period of license suspension or even a jail sentence. Across the state of Colorado, law enforcement officials are ramping up DUI enforcement in attempt to crack down on graduates who are driving under the influence.[...]

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Changes to the Way White Collar Crimes are Punished
May 26
2015

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Fraud | White Collar Crimes

White collar sentencing guidelines in the US could use some work.

For a perfect example of the incompetence and ineffectiveness of our sentencing laws, take a look at the case of Norman Schmidt.  Schmidt was sentenced to a staggering 330-year prison sentence after being convicted of conspiracy and fraud.

In an effort to address some of the key problems with white collar sentencing laws, a federal panel voted to amend the guidelines in April. The new guidelines will be submitted [...]

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When Defending Yourself Brings Domestic Violence Charges
May 18
2015

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Uncategorized

Colorado law recognizes your right to protect your person, your property, and other people when unlawfully threatened. Unfortunately, while self-defense is a lawful and perfectly understandable instinct, proving that you were acting out of self-defense in court is an incredibly difficult task.

In Colorado, the laws determining whether you acted in self-defense are not hard and fast ones, since many judges have differing views on what it means to protect yourself. If you use physical force to defend yourself, you [...]

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