Colorado Laws Misdemeanor 
The Crime Report
MAY 3, 2021
A bill which seeks to force police to ticket people more and arrest them less as a means of lowering the state’s jail population is at the center of a statewide debate in Colorado, reports the Denver Post. The number of people in Colorado jails rose by about 800 percent between 1970 and 2017, disproportionate to overall population growth.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 27, 2022
Even worse, those laws exacerbate labor shortages by taking willing workers out of the job market who could fill essential jobs in critical fields. During the 2021 legislative session, 10 legislatures made significant progress in adopting laws that expand licensing opportunities for people with criminal histories.
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The Crime Report
JANUARY 24, 2022
As a result of the shortages of public defenders in New Mexico, attorneys have had to represent 156 cases per year and work about 13 hours per case, regardless of whether the case is a misdemeanor or felony, the report details. . ” New Mexico and Oregon.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 20, 2024
This week, we highlight petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether Arizona’s sentencing law for juvenile offenders convicted of first-degree murder violates Miller because, although the law allows for the possibility of release, the state abolished parole for homicide in 1994.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Boulder, Colorado fits the American college town stereotype; young students often spend their free time on weekends partying. The reading of Miranda Rights at the very first encounter with law enforcement reminds us that ‘anything we say can and will be used against us in a court of law.’.
JURIST
JULY 14, 2024
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided Friday that Emilee Carpenter, a religious wedding photographer seeking an exemption to the New York Human Rights Law under the First Amendment, had enough factual basis for a claim and could proceed to the district court. Failing to abide by the New York Human Rights Law is a misdemeanor.
JonathanTurley
JULY 19, 2021
A well-known Colorado lawyer and animal rights activist, Jennifer Emmi, 43, is facing an impressive array of charges in an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting the girlfriend of her estranged husband. She also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of child abuse, criminal mischief, reckless driving, and evidence tampering.
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