It is being referred to as sleep driving, and it can result in a DUI charge. Though manufacturers of sleeping pills argue that it only happens when taken incorrectly, cases have been cited where individuals took the medicine according to package directions, yet drove, prepared full course meals, and engaged in sexual activity with ex-spouses all while asleep. And, all without having any recall of what had happened when they

House Bill 12-1271, signed into law earlier this year, could play a significant role in the case of Austin Sigg, who has been charged with the murder of Jessica Ridgeway.  Sigg’s attorneys have already declared that they will be seeking to implement the reverse transfer procedure provided for by this bill.

 

What is a reverse transfer? Essentially, what a reverse transfer does is allow a juvenile who has been

The Austin Sigg Case undoubtedly will be followed closely by the public due to the understandably heightened interest in the murder of Jessica Ridgeway.  The attention paid to this case will certainly raise questions as to juvenile court procedure, and how juvenile court procedure differs from that in adult court.

 

A juvenile taken into custody is entitled to an initial hearing addressing the validity of his arrest and detention.  

If the Denver police are called to your residence on a domestic disturbance call, and they suspect that any kind of violence has taken place, you are likely to be arrested even if the argument has abated by the time the police show up. Even if your girlfriend was also arrested or even if she does not want to press charges against you now that the fight is over, you

If you are arrested for DUI, your attorney will most likely want to call into question the credibility of the toxicology lab that tested your blood for its alcohol content, especially if that lab was the state lab in Denver. It seems that a former employee did not follow proper protocol in testing procedures over an extended period of time, and now the accuracy of the lab’s testing procedures has