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Denver Cops Known for Lying and Beating Reinstated at DPD

Two Denver police officers who were found to have used excessive force and later to have lied on their reports documenting the situation are now back in blue, working desk jobs with the Denver Police Department and likely hoping to make it back on the streets. A civil service hearing panel determined their firing was unjust this week, much to the dismay of the victims of their beating and nearly anyone who saw the video. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 at 11:53 am and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Are Denver Cops Avoiding Contact with Public?

In the midst of more serious repercussions for misconduct, are officers with the Denver Police Department laying low, avoiding citizen contact whenever possible? The Denver Post suggests fear of discipline may be driving lower contact numbers across the city, though the union says there’s “no organized work slowdown.” [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Monday, July 11th, 2011 at 2:55 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Accountability Shown In Firings Of Denver Police Officers

We’re only four months into 2011 and already six members of the Denver Police Department have been fired. Just this week two more were fired, not for their inappropriate uses of force (caught on camera here), but for lying about the incident after the fact. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 at 2:10 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Possible Prostitution Law Changes In Colorado

Right now if you were to be stopped by the police for solicitation of a prostitute, you would be fined $75. This is less than the fine for littering. Lawmakers in Colorado are trying to change this imbalance by increasing penalties for prostitution customers, more commonly known as “johns”. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Friday, March 25th, 2011 at 9:59 am and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Potential Colorado Hate Crime Bill Expansion

Passed through the Senate Finance Committee and now on to the Senate Appropriations Committee, a bill that would expand the Colorado hate crimes law may be on its way to the floor of the legislature if some get their way. The bill seeks to include “homeless people” amongst those populations protected by the law, an expansion that many find to be overreaching. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 at 1:03 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Tragic Case Highlights Issues with Plea Agreements

A several-time felon who had received multiple second chances is now charged with first degree murder in the death and mutilation of his sixteen year old neighbor girl. The Denver Post is reporting his case is an example on how budgetary constraints are forcing courts to release dangerous individuals who would be best served behind bars. While this may be true in this particular case, one shouldn’t forget that such tragedies are extremely rare. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 at 1:21 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Pueblo, CO Officials Contesting Crime Stats

The Police Chief and several other officials in Pueblo are up in arms over a book which states the town has the highest crime rate in all of Colorado. One look at this article from The Pueblo Chieftan reveals some interesting points—that perhaps the people in charge are paying a little too much attention to statistics and how they are viewed than the real problems. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 at 1:31 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Colorado Voters Reject Tougher Bail Standards

Of the many issues before voters yesterday, Proposition 102 was just one that was struck down. But it was an important victory and evidence that the voting public won’t be fooled by “tough on crime” rhetoric when it’s carelessly used to sell a standard that’s too far off the course of true justice. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010 at 2:40 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

In Colorado Menacing Case, Ex Death Row Inmate Gets Probation

A Nebraska man now living in Denver was sentenced last week for menacing a teenage girl in a suburban parking lot. Originally charged with a felony, the misdemeanor he was convicted on carried 3 years of probation and 75 hours of community service. What makes this story interesting, however, is the man’s background and some eerie similarities to this case and one nearly twenty years ago. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Monday, October 25th, 2010 at 9:43 am and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Colorado Considers Telling Judges Price Tags on Imprisonment

Recently, the New York Times profiled a new practice within the Missouri criminal courts. Judges are being told just how much incarceration will cost at the sentencing stage. Now, Colorado’s Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice is toying with implementing the practice here, something that not everyone approves of. [Read More...]

This entry was posted on Friday, September 24th, 2010 at 2:19 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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