Domestic Violence Charges in a Gay or Lesbian Relationship
Jul 6
2015

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Domestic Violence

Law enforcement officials, government agencies, and the general public acknowledge that domestic violence is a serious problem affecting women and men who are married or in a romantic relationship. However, domestic violence can occur between two people in any type of relationship—including those in gay and lesbian relationships.

Studies have found that domestic violence between gay and lesbian couples occurs at rates that are comparable to those of straight couples. Now that same-sex marriage has been legalized and the public [...]

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How Criminal Defense Attorneys Help
Jul 2
2015

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Criminal Defense

Few experiences are more isolating than being charged with a crime.

After being arrested and charged with a criminal offense, you may find that your friends, coworkers, and colleagues pull away, and strangers who hear about the incident interact with you differently. You may lose your job and find it difficult to secure another one due to employers’ reluctance to trust you or potentially place other staff members in harm’s way. Close family members may want to help you, but [...]

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Don’t Get Charged with One of These 6 Serious Types of Fraud
Jun 30
2015

Posted by: Jacob E. Martinez

Category: Fraud

Fraud is an umbrella term that encompasses a huge array of white collar criminal offenses, from relatively simple falsification of expense claims to sophisticated investment scams.

Though fraud crimes come in many different varieties and forms, most of them involve intentionally usinng some type of dishonest or deceitful statement or action against an individual or entity in order to gain money, property, or something of value. In order to qualify as criminal fraud, actual injury or damages must result from [...]

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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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