By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Drug Crimes Criminal Defense Lawyer Understanding The Basics Of Colorado’s 2014 Marijuana Laws Understanding The Basics Of Colorado’s 2014 Marijuana Laws – How Far Can I Go?  Many questions still remain with the January 1, 2014 deadline looming – as of the date of this article – for the legal purchase of marijuana. As a Colorado criminal defense lawyer – needed to understand the new rules so I did some … Read The Rest

Colorado Right To Refuse A Search Of Your Car Is Protected and Not Evidence Of A Criminal Act By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Drug Crimes Defense Lawyer – Attorney Right To Refuse A Search Of Your Car Is Not Evidence Of Guilt Right To Refuse A Search Of Your Car Is Not Evidence Of Guilt – In a new case recently handed down by the Colorado Court of Appeals, *People v. Pollard, the Court sent … Read The Rest

Colorado Searches of Cell Phones At The Time Of An Arrest – Can They Do That? By Colorado Drug Crimes Criminal Defense Lawyer – H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Searches of Cell Phones At The Time Of An Arrest – Can They Do That? – A case – People v. Taylor – decided in 2012 by the Colorado Court Of Appeal – has set a new standard of law in Colorado which permits the search of … Read The Rest

Revocation Of Colorado Drug Crime Deferred Judgments Changed In Major Way By Colorado Drug Crimes Defense Lawyer For The Defense Of Attempted Revocation of Deferred Judgment and Sentences – H. Michael Steinberg Revocation Of Colorado Deferred Judgments Changed In Major Way – these cases will be forever changed by a new law enacted by the Colorado State Legislature in 2013. <a href=”http://www.leg.state try here.co.us/clics/clics2013a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/4D90F2F2BE4F1D1587257A8E0073C8A4?Open&file=250_enr.pdf” rel=”nofollow”>SB 13-250 known as an Omnibus Bill – makes MANY changes to Colorado … Read The Rest

The New Colorado Prescription Drug Monitoring Program by Colorado Criminal Drug Crimes Criminal Defense Lawyer – H. Michael Steinberg The New Colorado Prescription Drug Monitoring Program – is going to make it more difficult to both defend and to commit prescription fraud in the state of Colorado.  This article explains the use of this new technology and examines it’s impact on the investigation and prosecution of so called “script fraud” case. The New Colorado Prescription Drug … Read The Rest

Colorado Bail Bond Laws may be positively changed in the new few months if a new law is passed in the Colorado state legislature. This new law presently deserves our support. District attorneys throughout Colorado have used a little known provision in Colorado listed under the bail bonding section of the criminal code – to pressure defendant’s in what would be triable cases, (cases with a clear and viable defense), into taking plea bargains. This can only be … Read The Rest

Colorado Knock and Talk Laws By Colorado Drug Crimes Criminal Defense Lawyer – Attorney – H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Knock and Talk Laws – A “Knock and Talk” is a police investigative tool happens at the home of a suspect or an individual. They are legal in most instances if they follow Colorado law  and understanding when they “work” is the subject of this article. Colorado courts have recognized the knock and talk technique as a “consensual encounter” that … Read The Rest

Drug Lab Fraud – A persuasive reason to retest drugs held in evidence – by H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Drug Crimes Defense Attorney – Lawyer. In Massachusetts – a state I am very familiar with – (I was raised in Boston) – a police chemist is caught falsifying lab test results. What this means is that thousands of criminal cases will now be challenged.  How many plea agreements were based on the falsified results and tainted … Read The Rest

In June of 2012  Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill outlawing the use of cathinones, commonly referred to as “bath salts.” What have been called the most dangerous and addictive drugs to hit Colorado in many years, the Colorado State Legislature passed the new law very quickly.  One must ask why? The new law, passed and enacted on the signature of the Governor creates a criminal penalty for the possession of cathinones, the dangerous … Read The Rest

The Colorado Supreme Court let stand a lower appeals court decision rejecting the consumpton of medical marijuana as a constitutional right. When a Supreme Court exercises their jurisdictional discretion to refuse to disturb a lwoer court’s decision – that becomes the law of Colorado… unless the United States Supreme Court agrees to decide the case under the United States Constitution. The Colorado Court of Appeals decided in 2011 that medical-marijuana patients have no right to … Read The Rest

A new Colorado law Allows pregnant women to enter treatment for substance abuse without being prosecuted for using illegal drugs when their addiction is detected as part of a medical exam. The law was sponsored by Rep. Ken Summers, R-Lakewood, and Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver Here is Rep. Summers reasoning: “This is about helping pregnant women and their unborn children who are seeking help, rather than punishing them.  This bipartisan bill is good for the … Read The Rest

UPDATED: Colorado Drug Overdose Good Samaritan Law WAS Signed By Governor – CRS 18-1-711 January 2016 – what follows is the original article on this issue: A new 2012 law – SB 12-020 – is sitting on Colorado Governor Hickenlooper’s desk – he should sign it.  In this path breaking legislation, individuals who call for emergency assistance because of an overdose of controlled substances need not fear prosecution. The Legislative declaration says it all: SECTION 1. … Read The Rest

A Colorado bill fighting for passage would reduce the penalties for small amounts of controlled substances is running into stiff opposition in the Colorado State Legislature. The Bill – Senate Bill 163 – provides for a more compassionate and intelligent view of the possession of controlled substances and “reworks” the country’s view of the so called “war on Drugs.” The present introduction to the bill says it all: The sentencing scheme shall consider: Development of a … Read The Rest