Jail or prison?

Jail is for misdemeanors and prison is for felonies.

Would I stand a chance in winning this sexual assault case against my own father?

If you report this incident to the police, your father could be charged with attempted incest and indecent exposure. If convicted of attempted...

Exchanging photos with someone under eighteen?

Your friend would be guilty of internet exploitation of a child under section 18-5-405.4, C.R.S., a class four felony, if he sent pictures of his...

Do Probation Officers & Judges have a code of conduct/ethics to follow?

Here is a link to the web site of the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline, which has links to the Colorado Rules of Judicial Discipline and...

Need advice to sue attorney for wrong representation.

If you want to try and withdraw your guilty plea you could file a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in postconviction proceedings. You...

Can a judge set aside my conviction? I thought it had to be the prosecutor, but he told me to talk to the judge.

A claim of newly discovered evidence should be asserted in a petition for postconviction relief under Crim. P. 35(c). If this is a felony case,...

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C.A.R. is an abbreviation for the Colorado Appellate Rules.

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My lawyer was visibly drunk at my trial even calling me by the wrong names

You may have a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel if your attorney's performance was deficient and you were prejudiced by that deficient...

Would "No" be an acceptable answer for this question on a job application? If hired, could my daughter be fired down the road?

Section 24-72-308(f)(I), C.R.S. 2013, states that employers shall not require an applicant to disclose any information contained in sealed records....

Can a habitual trial be appealed in colorado

There is a right to an appeal of the errors made during the habitual phase of a criminal case, but there are a limited number of issues that can be...

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