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The Covid-19 Pandemic has affected every part of our lives in ways that are still difficult to understand. One area in which the changes have been profound is in the criminal courts where issues of the public health crisis have changed court practice, rules, statutes, while having an inestimable impact on constitutional and statutory rights of the criminally accused.

The Fourth Amendment expressly protects “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.”

The Fourth Amendment generally protects the right of people to be free from “unreasonable searches and seizures.”

The U.S. Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the death penalty under the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits “cruel and unusual” punishments.

Many experts agree that the first recorded account in which entomology was used in a crime scene investigation was a 13th century murder case in China.

Each state defines the ages for legal sexual relationships.

In Colorado, it is very important to know what your choices are when an officer suspects you are driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure (FRCP) 11, prosecutors may promise to move to dismiss other charges or recommend that the court authorize a specific sentence or sentencing range in order to encourage a criminal defendant to plead guilty to a certain charge.

Jonathan Willett obtained an $80,000 settlement against Wal-Mart for a 70 year old woman who fell at a Wal-Mart service counter.

he Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals, agreeing with the Munozes’ analysis as argued by Jonathan Willett, establishing a new standard for all Colorado Courts to apply when deciding to deny a request for attorneys fees.