Colorado amended its theft statute this year, and the biggest change is that the dollar tiers that separate criminal offense levels are vastly different. In general, the tiers became more lenient, but they also created more tiers, both on the…
Thought you had a right to remain silent? Read the fine print. Arguably the second most popular amendment, the 5th Amendment says a person accused of a crime shall not be "compelled in any criminal case to be witness against…
Hawaii's pilot probation program appears to be working: Slate article here. The essence of the program is "swift, certain and proportionate" responses to probation violations, meaning small probation violations lead automatically to jail sentences, which may be very brief for…
7News recently ran a fairly sensational story here about the case-filing decisions of the Denver District Attorney's Office in cases of felony sexual assault. The basic criticism was that the Denver DA, Mitch Morrissey, uses an unreasonably high standard…