Westminster DUI & Criminal Defense Attorney - 2014 Blog Archive Archive -

Police Need Warrants to Search Cellphones, Supreme Court Rules

July 8, 2014

The public’s right to privacy is more important than law enforcement’s need to immediately investigate potential crimes, according to a recently issued Supreme Court ruling. In fact, in the highly…
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5 Facts about the Hearsay Rule for Evidence (Pt. 2)

June 30, 2014

Continuing from 5 Facts about the Hearsay Rule for Evidence (Pt. 1), below is some additional information about hearsay in criminal cases. Fact 3: For the purposes of the law,…
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5 Facts about the Hearsay Rule for Evidence (Pt. 1)

June 23, 2014

The Hearsay Rule is a rule regarding the evidence for criminal and civil cases. Specifically, Colorado law (CRE 801) defines hearsay as, “a statement, other than one made by the…
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Your Rights During DUI Stops (Pt. 2)

June 16, 2014

Picking up from where we left off in Your Rights During DUI Stops (Pt. 1), here we will continue to point out specific rights that you have when police pull…
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Your Rights During DUI Stops (Pt. 1)

June 8, 2014

Whether you are pulled over by police while driving or you get stopped as part of a sobriety checkpoint, DUI stops can be as intimidating as they are overwhelming, especially…
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6 Reasons to Seek an Expungement of Your Criminal Record (Pt. 3)

May 30, 2014

Concluding 6 Reasons to Seek an Expungement of Your Criminal Record, here are some additional important reasons that it may be a good idea for you to pursue an expungement…
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6 Reasons to Seek an Expungement of Your Criminal Record (Pt. 2)

May 21, 2014

Picking up from where we left off in 6 Reasons to Seek an Expungement of Your Criminal Record (Pt. 1), below we will continue to discuss some important reasons that…
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6 Reasons to Seek an Expungement of Your Criminal Record (Pt. 1)

May 14, 2014

While being convicted of any crime can result in a criminal record, it’s a little-known fact that simply being arrested for a crime – even if the charges are later…
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Felony DUI Bill Flounders in CO Senate

May 7, 2014

Colorado will continue being among the four states in the U.S. that doesn’t impose felony charges for certain DUI offenses, as the felony DUI bill making its way through the…
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Limits on Warrantless Cellphone Searches Considered by Supreme Court

April 30, 2014

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments in two very controversial cases regarding what kind of limits, if any, should be placed on law enforcement’s rights to search…
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