Except in extremely rare circumstances, criminal defense cases do not go down like they do on television. Still, it’s not uncommon for clients to why things aren’t like they are on Law & Order or The Good Wife. This is just one of many criminal defense myths that lawyers must dispel when working with a new client.

 

The truth is that navigating criminal law, your rights, and

 

Back in October, a 14-year-old student at Northfield High School was handcuffed, dragged out of a bathroom, and charged with assault.

 

Why was Ashanti Mills treated this way? And, why, six months after the incident, was she still facing a resisting arrest charge? Because she wore a headband to school.

 

The purple bandanna the Denver student wore is supposedly violation of the dress code – though Mills

 

Over the last few decades, lawmakers have come to recognize that domestic violence is a serious issue in our country. Charges and penalties have been increased to punish offenders and serve as a deterrent to anyone who might be inclined to engage in this kind of behavior.

 

But in an effort to protect victims, we have turned domestic violence charges into something that can completely derail an individual’s

 

Imagine you’re at happy hour after work and you have a single drink. Or you’re at a friend’s dinner party and you decide to drink a glass of wine. When it starts to get late and you need to be heading home, what do you do?

 

Many people in these situations make the decision to drive themselves home. Most likely they’re not “feeling it” at all, and the

 

Homicide cases deal with the killing of another human being. But the circumstances and details of a case determine exactly what type of crime was supposedly committed.

 

What does that mean? Isn’t a murder just a murder?

 

Nope. You’ve probably heard lawyers on TV shows talking about different degrees of murder, but may not have ever really understood what they meant.

 

Laws in Colorado classify homicide