By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Probation Violation Criminal Defense Lawyer – Attorney Colorado Criminal Law – Setting Bail – Bonds In Probation Revocation Cases – After a recent Colorado Court of Appeals case, the message to Colorado Judges is this – you now have the right to deny bail after an arrest for a violation of probation. While a Judge always has the right to deny you bond the right when you have been convicted … Read The Rest

By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Probation Violation Criminal Defense Lawyer – Attorney The Right To Remain Silent – The Fifth Amendment And Colorado Probation Revocations – The fear of self incrimination during probation is very real. A new case by the Colorado Supreme Court helps clarify the invocation of the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent in the context of Colorado sentences to probation. To understand when and how you would be allowed to assert … Read The Rest

By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Municipal City Court Criminal Defense Lawyer New 2016 Colorado Law Insures Criminal Lawyers If Accused In Municipal Court – Many calls to my firm are from individuals who have panicked and have pled guilty while in custody for a municipal criminal case. A new law compels city courts such as Westminister and Aurora Colorado to immediately appoint public defenders to make certain that does not happen without carefully weighing out … Read The Rest

By H. Michael Steinberg – Colorado Probation Violation Lawyer Fighting Colorado Probation Violations For Failure To Pay Fines And Costs – Until very recently judges in our Colorado courts were routinely jailing individuals for the non-payment of fines and other court costs. As a result of privatizing probation services – individuals – private probation officers so to speak who are  so poorly trained and who do not fully understand the impact a jail sentence may have … Read The Rest

Some Thoughts About Defending A Colorado Probation Violation Case By H. Michael Steinberg – Colorado Probation Violation Defense Lawyer Some Thoughts About Defending A Colorado Probation Violation Case – While probation violation cases may seem less serious than defending the original charges – actually the opposite can be true depending on the case.  If a case is eligible to be sealed – (expunged under Colorado law) – such as a deferred judgment and sentence – a … Read The Rest

By H. Michael Steinberg – Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer for the Defense of Violent Crimes Colorado Mandatory Minimum Sentencing – Why Judges Must Lie To Juries At Criminal Trials – A well known secret inside the criminal justice system is the truth about sentencing and mandatory minimum sentences. Many decades ago it was the judge that determined the sentence within certain legal sentencing parameters set out by the state legislature. Today, judge’s hands are tied … Read The Rest

By H. Michael Steinberg – Colorado Probation Violation Criminal Defense Lawyer When a judge grants you a probation sentence in a felony case for example – it constitutes a bond of trust between the judge and you – meaning that – rather than sentence you to prison on a felony – you can remain in the community and establish that the judge, by placing trust in you, was justified in doing so. If the probation sentence … Read The Rest

By H. Michael Steinberg – Colorado Criminal Probation Violation Defense Lawyer Attorney  Colorado Probation Violation Tip – Why Making Even Small Restitution Payments On Probation Makes Sense – Advising my clients when they are placed on probation always includes the warning that – if you find yourself unable to make the full monthly payment of restitution – try to arrange through your probation officer to pay something…to make a good faith effort tpo make even … Read The Rest

Probation Violations In Colorado Sex Offender Probation Cases By Colorado Sex Crimes Criminal Defense Lawyer for the Defense of Probation Violation Cases – H Michael Steinberg Probation Violations In Colorado Sex Offender Probation Cases – presents a complex and difficult challenge to the lawyer charged with the defense of these cases and with greater risk to the defendant than any other genre of probation sentence in Colorado. A recent case – 11CA2103 People v. Gravina … Read The Rest

Last week, as reported by Libor Jany of www.Newstimes.com. a former Connecticut ex-basketball coach, Frank Warecke, was charged with and arraigned for violating his sex offender probation conditions. As in Colorado – the terms of his sex offender probation required that he not have contact with anyone under the age of 18 until given permission to do so by the probation officer and the Court. The former high school girls basketball coach was arraigned on … Read The Rest