By H. Michael Steinberg, Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – First – Why A Criminal Defense Lawyer Cannot Be A “True Investigator” The Role Of A Criminal Defense Lawyer ..read more

By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction: Understanding The Concept Of A “Knowing And Intelligent Plea” Of Guilty In Colorado Those charged with a crime in Colorado have at a minimum three fundamental Constitutional rights ..read more

 By H Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – The Use Of Body Cameras In The Investigation And Prosecution Of Crimes In Colorado I have watched in amazement, over the few years, as police body cam footage has revolutionized law enforcement in ways that have impacted, not only the most serious criminal cases, but the least serious criminal charges. While it has been a quiet revolution – there is little question that body cam has greatly impacted the prosecution and defense of criminal cases ..read more

By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Lawyer Introduction – Understanding Colorado’s New Law – Stopping The Police from Lying to Juveniles in Criminal Investigations In Colorado adult criminal investigations the police are allowed to lie to, mislead, and otherwise trick their targets. That has been the law for quite some time ..read more

By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – Technology That “Watches Us” The collective forces of Colorado law enforcement use various technology to conduct surveillance ostensibly as a means of detecting crime. These technologies used can vary from GPS devices attached to automobiles, to cell towers used to trace the movement of cell phones, to the subject of this article – the use of so called “pole cameras” to record the movements of people in public places ..read more

By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – The Words Quietly Spoken By Criminal Defendants Going To Trial “If I lose at trial, I can always appeal ..read more

Introduction – Road Rage Arrests Involving Deadly Weapons – Most Often Charged As The Crime Of Felony Menacing In Colorado In 2023, a Colorado man shot and killed a 13 year old following a road rage confrontation and also wounded the child’s mother. He was sentenced to life in prison. In 2023, Juan Carlos Rivas, 18, and Aracely Enriquez, also 18, were also charged with first-degree murder in Colorado road rage incidents ..read more

By H. Michael Steinberg – Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – Why You Really DON’T Want a Pitbull Lawyer After practicing of criminal law on both sides of the courtrooms of Colorado for the last 40 years I have learned a few things. One of those things is that the popular media-driven image of a bulldog-like attorney who barks and snaps at everyone in the system with the sole intention of impressing an audience of one – their client – poses a danger to that client of major proportions ..read more

By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – Involuntary Intoxication – The Law In Part 1 of this series I addressed voluntary intoxication as a defense to Colorado criminal charges. This article now focuses on defending a criminal charge based on involuntary intoxication – for example – where the accused is secretly drugged or otherwise forced to consume substances involuntarily (without their consent) and in that state of mind commits criminal acts ..read more

By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Introduction – Blacking Out From Alcohol, Drugs Or Both “Qui peccat ebrius, luat sobrius ..read more