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 3, 2022 | Frequently Asked Questions
First of all, records expungement and records sealing are exactly the same things. “Expunged” and “sealed” are terms that can be used interchangeably. Second, what having your records expunged or sealed means is that they won’t show up...
by Casey A. Krizman | Jun 2, 2022 | Frequently Asked Questions
The concept of bail bonds is relatively straightforward, but there are some nuances you might not expect. For example, something that might shock you is that people living in America who are not American citizens can post bail, BUT… there’s bad news for...
