Denver Court Overturns Sex Crime Conviction on Technicality
May 7
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Sex Crimes | Sexual Assault

Society heavily condemns sex crimes – and the law reflects that. Still, many cases sex crimes remain unreported or unsolved. According to the Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN), 995 out of 100 perpetrators of sexual assault never go to jail.

This makes an overturned verdict for a sex crim feel even more egregious–especially if based on a technicality. In Denver, a recently appealed case was overturned due to improper references to the criminal charge process during the trial.

The [...]

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CO Domestic Violence: Acts Against Your Partner Affects Your Kids
Apr 22
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Domestic Violence

Domestic violence does not occur in a vacuum. Often, consequences reach anyone involved in domestic violence, from the perpetrator to the victim to any children in the household.

Certainly, criminal repercussions affect perpetrators of domestic violence, but how does domestic violence impact the children that witness the relationship?

Here’s what you need to know about domestic violence and how it may shape your children.

The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children

An overwhelming number of children exposed to domestic violence [...]

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Colorado Intends to Raise Bar on Domestic Violence Investigations
Apr 19
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Domestic Violence

Domestic violence crimes in Colorado occupy a unique space. That’s because domestic violence isn’t an independent crime in and of itself. Instead, it serves as a sentencing enhancement for other crimes.

Up to this point, it’s been asbent as an enhancement for certain crimes that seem like they should fall under domestic violence, such as child abuse.

House Bill 21-1099 seeks to change this. It would include child abuse in domestic violence laws in the state. Essentially, the bill strives [...]

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Viable Defenses to Colorado Computer Fraud Charges
Apr 8
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Computer Crimes | Fraud

Nearly everyone has a computer these days, which opens up a whole new world of activities, including crime. Some people find themselves unwittingly at the center of fraud related to computer crimes, as one Parker, Colorado resident recently discovered.

A couple that purchased a new home in Parker found their mailbox stuffed with unemployment debit cards. The cards sported their home address with dozens of different resident names claiming it as their own. An obvious red flag to the new [...]

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Colorado Gun Owners May Soon Be Required to Report Gun Theft
Apr 6
2021

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Gun Crimes

Does it surprise you to learn that thousands of guns go missing in the state of Colorado every year? It’s true.

If you own a gun and lose it, you’re not required to report it to the police – at least not yet.

A woman who lost her daughter to a gunshot wound from a stolen gun is advocating for a new law. It would require gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. [...]

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