How to Handle Your Alcohol Evaluation
Mar 31
2015

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: DUI

Following a DUI or DWI charge, it is not uncommon for a judge in Colorado to issue an order for an alcohol evaluation. An alcohol evaluation is one way for the court to determine whether or not your current rate of alcohol consumption makes you a risk to yourself or others and they are generally handled by treatment facilities, not police officers or legal personnel. Following an evaluation, the facility will present the results to the court, which will review [...]

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Juvenile Marijuana Crimes on the Rise
Mar 16
2015

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Drug Crimes | Marijuana

In the past few years, Colorado has been receiving a lot of national media attention for becoming the first state to legalize recreational marijuana use. Despite the fact that plenty of popular news outlets have been playing up this new legislation and pointing out its positive aspects, the legalization of marijuana has not been without negative side effects.

According to the Durango Herald, Colorado schools saw a record number of drug use violations in the months following marijuana legalization. [...]

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Colorado Crime Suspects Can Now Have Victims’ Homes Searched
Mar 9
2015

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Criminal Defense

Up until recently, Massachusetts, California, New Jersey, New York, and North Carolina were the only states that allowed criminal suspects to search victims’ homes in order to strengthen their defense. Now, thanks to a recent ruling, Colorado will join this list.

In a Colorado appeals court last month, judges ruled that a defendant should be able to return to a crime scene if he is able to demonstrate that the search would produce evidence that is “relevant, material, and necessary [...]

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5 Internet Behaviors That Could Be Considered Cyber Crimes
Feb 25
2015

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Internet Crimes | White Collar Crimes

The advent of the internet has brought a new type of criminal offence—cybercrimes.  Though the government was somewhat slow to recognize the spread of this type of crime, repeated incidents and disasters have heightened awareness and law enforcement agencies are now cracking down on cyber crimes aggressively.

The FBI in particular is working hard to stay ahead of this trend and keep people safe by prosecuting cyber crimes aggressively. Since, as a modern-age American citizen, you probably devote hours of [...]

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The Dangers of Juvenile Incarceration
Feb 17
2015

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Juvenile Crimes | Uncategorized

While our nation’s youth crime rates have declined considerably in the last 20 years, the US continues to put more children and teenagers in juvenile detention centers than any other developed country. Our juvenile incarceration rate is seven times higher than Britain’s, and 18 times higher than France’s rate. Each year, we spend millions of taxpayer dollars keeping children and teens behind bars.

While these numbers are frightening on their own, it’s even more frightening to consider the effects of [...]

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