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Criminal Law

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Hector Paez: Denver cop's attorney on alleged sex-assault victim's lawsuit, media blitz

    Update below: In October 2010, Denver Policeman Hector Paez was booked on a sexual assault charge for allegedly coercing a woman to perform oral sex on him to avoid going to jail. Last September, a mistrial was declared in his case, which is slated for this winter. But his accuser isn't waiting unti ... More >>

  • News

    May 17, 2012

    Abused kids may mingle with delinquents at a privately run facility

    Update below: In October 2010, Denver Policeman Hector Paez was booked on a sexual assault charge for allegedly coercing a woman to perform oral sex on him to avoid going to jail. Last September, a mistrial was declared in his case, which is slated for this winter. But his accuser isn't waiting unti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Juveniles prosecuted as adults: Colorado's hardline approach not working, report says

    Nearly twenty years after Denver's much-hyped "Summer of Violence" triggered a harsher approach to juvenile offenders statewide, lawmakers are wrestling with two reform bills -- and a new report contends that Colorado's system for moving juvenile cases into adult court isn't working and doesn't prov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Balanced Justice: New study seeks to make dollars and sense out of criminal justice policy

    ​Criminals aren't terribly skilled at performing a cost-benefit analysis before embarking on their disastrous ventures, which they usually end up describing as "bad choices, Your Honor." That's all the more reason judges, lawmakers, prison officials and others in the justice system ought to th ... More >>

  • News

    March 10, 2011

    Boys play with lighters and face arson charges, parents feel burned

    ​Criminals aren't terribly skilled at performing a cost-benefit analysis before embarking on their disastrous ventures, which they usually end up describing as "bad choices, Your Honor." That's all the more reason judges, lawmakers, prison officials and others in the justice system ought to th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Medical marijuana: Could Colorado pass a law as restrictive as New Jersey's?

    A graphic from the Coalition of Medical Marijuana New Jersey website.​Now that Denver City Council has approved a set of medical marijuana rules, the next major deliberative body in Colorado to take on the topic will be the state legislature. But there's no clear map for the legislature to fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Live blog: Charlie Brown presents his pot proposal

    Charlie Brown is the man with the plan.​This morning, Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown presented his proposed ordinance to regulate the city's medical marijuana dispensaries to the council's Safety Committee. We live blogged the hearing; you'll find Brown's proposal at the bottom of this p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Video: Teens spraypainting Rude Rec Center! And that's a good thing....

    I got a call a few weeks ago from Jolt, local graffiti OG and head of the graffiti advocacy group Guerilla Garden. "Hey, man," said Jolt, aka Jeremy Ulibarri. The background was noisy, like a freight train or an... indoor swimming pool? "We're doing that project I was telling you about today. Yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Did Governor Ritter flip-flop on needle exchange?

    Photo from Wikipedia Commons.Bill Ritter once supported needle exchange, but now he's silent on the issue. Listen to Ritter's testimony on a 1998 bill seeking to legalize syringe exchange in Colorado. Colorado lawmakers last tackled the legalities of syringe exchange -- the topic of this week's fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: JonBenét Ramsey and 1990s nostalgia

    As the awful economic news keeps pouring out (Agile Group, anyone?), you can understand the urge to look back at the good old days. Even the bad crimes of the good old days. And so yesterday, the new Boulder District Attorney and the old Boulder Police Chief held a joint press conference to announ ... More >>

  • News

    December 18, 2008

    From the week of December 18, 2008

    As the awful economic news keeps pouring out (Agile Group, anyone?), you can understand the urge to look back at the good old days. Even the bad crimes of the good old days. And so yesterday, the new Boulder District Attorney and the old Boulder Police Chief held a joint press conference to announ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Westword's Alan Prendergast takes you behind the scenes of his Carol Chambers reporting

    Alan Prendergast is at the center of a recent "How I Got That Story" feature. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies is an organization devoted to publications like this one -- and to good writing in general. To that end, AAN has created a regular feature dubbed "How I Got That Story," in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    Update: Denver Police make arrest in Gabriel Pico death

    Alan Prendergast is at the center of a recent "How I Got That Story" feature. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies is an organization devoted to publications like this one -- and to good writing in general. To that end, AAN has created a regular feature dubbed "How I Got That Story," in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    DA Lacy Clears Ramseys; Skeptics Remain Skeptical

    Alan Prendergast is at the center of a recent "How I Got That Story" feature. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies is an organization devoted to publications like this one -- and to good writing in general. To that end, AAN has created a regular feature dubbed "How I Got That Story," in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2007

    The Denver Post's Miles Moffeit Wins Two Awards -- One Unofficially

    Alan Prendergast is at the center of a recent "How I Got That Story" feature. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies is an organization devoted to publications like this one -- and to good writing in general. To that end, AAN has created a regular feature dubbed "How I Got That Story," in ... More >>

  • News

    November 29, 2007

    Out of Bounds

    Acquitted of sexual assault, a Breckenridge bellman has turned the tables by suing his accuser in civil court.

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2007

    A Killer Special

    Acquitted of sexual assault, a Breckenridge bellman has turned the tables by suing his accuser in civil court.

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2007

    Make Yourself at Home

    Acquitted of sexual assault, a Breckenridge bellman has turned the tables by suing his accuser in civil court.

  • News

    July 6, 2006

    Parade of Groans

    A luxury homebuilder's dispute with customers results in a felony charge.

  • Music

    March 16, 2006

    Juvenile

    Reality Check (Atlantic)

  • News

    July 1, 2004

    Press Release

    From the Office of the District Attorney, July 1, 2004

  • News

    October 9, 2003

    Love Crazy

    The nurse, the cop, the yegg: Fate brought them together and claimed four lives. Then the newspapers stepped in, and things really got insane.

  • News

    September 26, 2002

    A Chemistry Experiment

    The Denver Drug Court tests a formula for reclaiming addicts.

  • News

    June 20, 2002

    Waiting for Joe

    Colorado's lieutenant governor is a hard man to pin down -- no ifs, ands or butts.

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    Friend or Foe

    In an era of hooking up, when does a date become rape?

  • News

    June 21, 2001

    A Real Page-Turner

    It's a mystery why Jerry Stevens can't get credit for his mystery-writing classes.

  • News

    May 10, 2001

    Wirtz Case Scenario

    A jailhouse lawyer takes on The Man in Grand County.

  • News

    October 19, 2000

    Office Politics

    The race is on for Boulder County District Attorney.

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    Unlawful Intentions

    High crimes and pissed demeanors in Arapahoe County.

  • News

    January 27, 2000

    Going to the Dogs

    One lawyers crusade to reign in Denver's leash laws.

  • News

    December 9, 1999

    Boy Wonder

    Raoul Wuthrich caught the Jeffco Juvenile Justice System with its pants down.

  • News

    April 15, 1999

    Zero to Life

    Lisl Auman had met Matthaeus Jaehnig only that morning. By day's end, he and a cop were dead--and her life was over.

  • News

    December 3, 1998

    Jailbait

    Denver's entire law-enforcement community seems to think we need a bigger house. But a few holdouts say that first we need wiser law enforcement

  • News

    May 14, 1998

    The Bong Goodbye

    He was the law in these parts, but now Alamosa's former DA may be one toke over the line.

  • News

    April 23, 1998

    Caught on Tape

    One day, anti-stalker Michael Newell became a TV hero. But not everyone was happy about it.

  • News

    December 4, 1997

    The Love Bug

    A Mesa County official secretly eavesdrops on her employee's badmouthing.

  • News

    July 31, 1997

    Bad Boys, Bad Boys

    Whatcha gonna do? Let a private company try to handle your juvenile delinquents?

  • News

    July 17, 1997

    A Very Brady Plea

    A confessed killer snaps up a plea bargain in the wastewater murder case.

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    Little Boy Lust

    How a Denver teacher of the year victimized a Vietnamese immigrant family.

  • News

    May 8, 1997

    Unsafe at Any Speed

    How a Denver teacher of the year victimized a Vietnamese immigrant family.

  • News

    March 27, 1997

    Blonde Ambition

    The criminal portion of the Greg Lopez case is over, but the fight for Spicer Breeden's estate is just getting started. Ask Sydney Stone.

  • News

    February 27, 1997

    Sealed Fates

    The criminal portion of the Greg Lopez case is over, but the fight for Spicer Breeden's estate is just getting started. Ask Sydney Stone.

  • News

    February 27, 1997

    A Trust Betrayed

    Ashley Gray didn't take candy from strangers. She did from her "Uncle Jon."

  • News

    July 18, 1996

    The Sins of Youth

    Colorado gambles millions on a second last chance for violent teens

  • News

    July 4, 1996

    Feelings. Nothing More Than Feelings.

    A karaoke singer hits the high notes--and pays the price.

  • News

    December 13, 1995

    ETHIC CLEANSING

    A karaoke singer hits the high notes--and pays the price.

  • News

    September 20, 1995

    BRUSH WITH THE LAW

    YOUNG DELINQUENTS CHURN OUT ARTWORK TO EARN MONEY FOR RESTITUTION.

  • News

    August 23, 1995

    THE CLIENTS

    YOUNG DELINQUENTS CHURN OUT ARTWORK TO EARN MONEY FOR RESTITUTION.

  • News

    August 16, 1995

    ANOTHER CABLE FABLE

    CABLE THEFT IS A SERIOUS CRIME--BUT NOT IN TCI'S BOOK.

  • News

    June 8, 1994

    PHONE "PALS"

    SCAMSTERS RUN SOME NEW TRICKERY PAST THE ELDERLY.

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