Starting March 1, 2022, a major overhaul of Colorado’s sentencing scheme for the lower categories of offense- misdemeanor and petty offenses- goes into effect. The new scheme only applies to offenses committed after the enactment date, so the old scheme will still...
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Colorado’s lower-than-average seatbelt use
Seatbelts seem to be lost in the shuffle when it comes to cutting-edge motor vehicle innovations. Swedish inventor Nils Bohlin invented the restraint to protect the upper and lower body. His three-point design remains the standard for today. In 1968, the federal...
A successful clemency plea brings justice
The 110-year prison sentence of truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos for a 2019 explosive brake failure crash that left four people dead and countless others injured shocked relatives, Colorado lawmakers, and members of the tight-knit truck driving community. Then 23,...
What’s in a name?
Colorado’s Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB) recently determined that two words in their formal organization’s name – “sex offender” – are no longer appropriate. Composed of public defenders, prosecutors, and other professionals that work in sex offender treatment,...