by Casey A. Krizman | Dec 2, 2022 | Frequently Asked Questions, Self-Defense
Sometimes, in criminal cases, you’ll hear of defendants claiming self-defense as the reason they took a particular action. Sometimes, courts will rule that those actions, even if they were violent, or ended in the death of another person, were acceptable since...
by Casey A. Krizman | Jul 7, 2022 | Frequently Asked Questions
Two similar charges that are often confused with each other are CRS 18-3-204 Third-Degree Assault and CRS 18-3-206 Menacing. While the situations surrounding these crimes are often identical, the actual charges are based on two very different sets of events occurring....
by Casey A. Krizman | Jul 6, 2022 | Frequently Asked Questions
One of the more common assumptions people make about criminal law (probably due to watching too many Hollywood movies) is: “if I get arrested, don’t I get one free phone call from jail?” This is a complicated issue: it’s interesting because...
by Casey A. Krizman | Jun 24, 2022 | Frequently Asked Questions
If you’ve been arrested or have criminal charges, you should absolutely get off of all social media. Make no statements to anybody about anything; you’ve got to just clam up and not say anything online. (Side note: if you’re being charged with sex...
by Casey A. Krizman | Jun 6, 2022 | Court Process
One of the most popular and televised trials of the century concluded this week with a jury finding in favor of Johnny Depp in a defamation lawsuit levied against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. The allegation was that Ms. Heard defamed Mr. Depp when she published an...
