Criminal Defense

Earlier this month, we began discussing some of the broad practical implications of the recent Colorado state crime lab scandal. We noted that when one element of the criminal justice system broadly or the ability of citizen’s to mount a full and fair criminal...

We have previously written about how the criminal justice system ultimately seeks to balance public safety with the rights of those who are accused of criminal wrongdoing. In an attempt to facilitate that balance, legislators and judges often grant law enforcement...

Last spring, the integrity of the Colorado criminal justice system was called into question after hundreds of human blood and tissue samples were handled improperly by a state crime lab employee. Last month, it became clear that thousands of additional samples may...

Nothing can make up for time lost behind bars for a person who has been wrongfully convicted of a crime. Freedom, the opportunity to spend time with loved ones and the chance to live life as one dreams to cannot be adequately compensated for once taken away. However,...

The district attorney of Boulder County said Monday that he does not think any cases in his jurisdiction were affected by an apparent bias the state's toxicology lab had toward prosecutors. Even so, District Attorney Stan Garnett said he plans to notify criminal...

Though the criminal justice system is constructed in such a way that innocent persons are most often acquitted or otherwise released from their initial charges, sometimes individuals who have committed no wrongdoing are convicted of criminal activity. In addition,...

People who are charged with felonies in Colorado are required to submit a DNA sample. Lawmakers are now looking to expand that to people convicted of misdemeanors. Those in favor of such a law say it could help solve cold cases. However, some question the...