By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Violent Crimes Criminal Defense Lawyer – Attorney Second Degree Assault -18-3-203 – Dropping Mandatory Sentences To Prison Changes Everything – Colorado Criminal Law – A major change on behalf of fairness in sentencing and plea bargaining was quietly enacted into law in 2016 with the passage of Colorado Senate Bill 16-102: Removing Mandatory Sentences for Second Degree Assault and Bail Bond Crimes. Prior to the change, a person convicted of … Read The Rest

By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Assault And Violent Crimes Criminal Defense Lawyer New 2016 Colorado Law Restores Discretion To Judges Sentencing In Crimes Of Violence Cases 18-1.3-406 – Effective July 1, 2016, a new Colorado Law restores the discretion in the sentencing decision in crimes of violence which was taken from Colorado judges decades ago. When Governor Hickenlooper signed Colorado Senate Bill 16-51 into law the new law will mean that Colorado judges can now … Read The Rest