Category: Misdemeanors

A commonly held belief is that if you are arrested and the police fail to read you your rights, your case will be invalidated and possibly dismissed.  This belief is not, however, accurate.  If police fail to read you your Miranda rights, the relevance of that failure is that the prosecutor cannot use any statements obtained from you following your arrest in their prosecution.

 

To have your Miranda rights

Although it is true that some crimes are considered more serious than others and therefore carry more severe penalties upon conviction, it does not follow that there is such a thing as an insignificant criminal charge. If you have been arrested and charged with a crime, it is significant, and you will want to avail yourself of the services of a reputable criminal lawyer in Denver as soon as possible