http://www.coloradospringscriminallawblog.com/ Published By Timothy Bussey en-us 2010-08-25T07:00:43-07:00 http://www.coloradospringscriminallawblog.com/2010/08/accused_pueblo_man_seeks_dismi.html A man facing murder charges in Colorado may go free if the court finds his right to a speedy trial has been violated, according to local news channel KRDO. The defendant was arrested in September 2008 and charged with stabbing... Violent Crime Colorado Springs Criminal Defense Attorney 2010-08-25T07:00:43-07:00 http://www.coloradospringscriminallawblog.com/2010/08/colorado_court_finds_stolen_valor_act_unconstitutional.html The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado struck down the federal Stolen Valor Act recently, holding that the law violates the First Amendment right to free speech and is therefore unconstitutional. The Stolen Valor Act, which was passed... Criminal Charges Colorado Springs Criminal Defense Attorney 2010-08-18T07:00:19-07:00 http://www.coloradospringscriminallawblog.com/2010/08/aclu_seeks_access_to_fbi_data.html The American Civil Liberties Union has asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation to reveal records relating to the FBI’s use of race and ethnicity data in its criminal investigations, according to PR Newswire. The request covers FBI field offices in... Law & Information Colorado Springs Criminal Defense Attorney 2010-08-11T07:00:08-07:00 http://www.coloradospringscriminallawblog.com/2010/08/bloody_shoe_print_leads_police.html A footprint made in blood and depicting a K-Swiss running shoe led police to arrest a slain man’s roommate recently, according to an article in the Colorado Springs Gazette. The roommate has been charged with first-degree murder in Colorado Springs... Violent Crime Colorado Springs Criminal Defense Attorney 2010-08-04T13:32:09-07:00 http://www.coloradospringscriminallawblog.com/2010/07/colorado_supreme_court_holds_police_should_have_warned_suspect.html The Colorado Supreme Court recently ruled that Colorado Springs police should have warned a child pornography suspect that he had the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney before they questioned him according to an article in... Sex Crimes Colorado Springs Criminal Defense Attorney 2010-07-16T07:00:01-07:00 http://www.coloradospringscriminallawblog.com/2010/07/trial_begins_for_white_supremacist_charged_with_murder.html Jury selection began recently in the trial of a self-professed white supremacist charged with shooting a woman in the parking lot of a Colorado Springs apartment complex during a bungled robbery according to The Gazette. The victim was sitting in... Criminal Charges Colorado Springs Criminal Defense Attorney 2010-07-14T07:00:01-07:00 http://www.coloradospringscriminallawblog.com/2010/06/red_light_speed_cameras_to_be_installed_at_colorado_springs_intersections.html The Colorado Springs Gazette reported recently that the City Council is considering an ordinance allowing the use of video cameras to detect motorists who run red lights. The cameras would be installed this summer. After a brief warning period, scheduled... Traffic Violations Colorado Springs Criminal Defense Attorney 2010-06-28T07:00:00-07:00 http://www.coloradospringscriminallawblog.com/2010/06/supreme_court_rules_suspects_m.html On June 1, based on a U.S. Supreme Court Media report, the U.S. Supreme Court released its ruling in Berghuis v. Thompkins. The ruling states that criminal suspects who want to exercise the “right to remain silent” promised to them... Law & Information Colorado Springs Criminal Defense Attorney 2010-06-25T17:00:41-07:00 http://www.coloradospringscriminallawblog.com/2010/06/man_pleads_guilty_to_growing_marijuana_at_motorcycle_repair_shop.html A Green Mountain Falls man plead guilty recently to growing 374 marijuana plants at his motorcycle repair shop, according to a recent article in the Colorado Springs Gazette. Police began investigating the man's repair shop after a neighbor reported seeing... Drug Charges Colorado Springs Criminal Defense Attorney 2010-06-16T17:19:53-07:00 http://www.coloradospringscriminallawblog.com/2010/06/know_your_miranda_rights.html Even if a person doesn’t know the specific name of their rights, most Americans are familiar with their Miranda rights. Television shows frequently depict police reading a suspect these familiar rights, which begin “you have the right to remain silent....”... Law & Information Colorado Springs Criminal Defense Attorney 2010-06-09T08:00:00-07:00