The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Two Colorado police officers, Fort Lupton police officer Jordan Steinke and Sergeant Pablo Vazquez of the Platteville police, have been charged with leaving a handcuffed woman in a patrol car parked on railroad tracks, where it was struck by a freight train, seriously injuring her, reports Keith Coffman for Reuters.
The Crime Report
MAY 3, 2021
A bill which seeks to force police to ticket people more and arrest them less as a means of lowering the state’s jail population is at the center of a statewide debate in Colorado, reports the Denver Post. The number of people in Colorado jails rose by about 800 percent between 1970 and 2017, disproportionate to overall population growth.
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JonathanTurley
JULY 19, 2021
A well-known Colorado lawyer and animal rights activist, Jennifer Emmi, 43, is facing an impressive array of charges in an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting the girlfriend of her estranged husband. She also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of child abuse, criminal mischief, reckless driving, and evidence tampering.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 13, 2022
But what happens when a night of drinking leads to a felony? . Boulder, Colorado fits the American college town stereotype; young students often spend their free time on weekends partying. For example, Garnett recalls a case in which two teenage boys were caught stealing a power tool in a hardware store in Colorado.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 27, 2022
Other states, such as Colorado, Florida and New Hampshire, prohibit the consideration of misdemeanors and lower-level, nonviolent felonies in licensure determinations, realizing that these offenses do not portend whether licensure will pose a risk to the public.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 24, 2022
As a result of the shortages of public defenders in New Mexico, attorneys have had to represent 156 cases per year and work about 13 hours per case, regardless of whether the case is a misdemeanor or felony, the report details. .
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 15, 2021
In California, Colorado and Massachusetts, a firearm owner can face liability after leaving a gun where a child merely has the potential to gain access. In most states, violating the CAP law is a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a slap on the wrist. Do we take this law from a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge?
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