Unofficial summer has arrived in Boulder and so have warnings from law enforcement agencies about the dangers of impaired driving. Colorado laws have changed since last summer, when the recreational marijuana use was still against the law. Now that adults legally can...
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Police: Teen-targeted Boulder marijuana, mushroom ring cracked
Purchases of marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes are legal in Colorado, as long as buyers and sellers abide by state drug laws. Authorized retailers are permitted to sell up to an ounce of marijuana to state residents and quarter ounces to out-of-state...
Senate stalls Colorado bill to upgrade repeat DUIs to felonies
Any length of time in jail can be detrimental to a defendant's life. A six-month sentence for a misdemeanor or a one-year term or longer for a felony may have the same effect. Jail time causes obstacles to higher education, housing and job prospects plus wage losses...
Man drawn to Colorado minor persona arrested for Internet crimes
Colorado law enforcement officers go undercover to attract would-be criminals, like pretending to be minors online to flush out sex offenders. Creating personas is a common, legal police tactic. However, investigators cannot overstep duties by engaging in behaviors...
Competency question remains for Colorado DUI fatality defendant
A Colorado defendant must have the ability to participate in his or her own defense against charges for committing a crime. A court may not try a person who lacks a "rational or factual understanding" of legal proceedings, according to Colorado Statute 16:8.5:...