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IF YOU HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME
When you have been charged with a crime, accused of a crime or even under investigation for of a crime, whether a misdemeanor or a felony, you should retain an experienced criminal defense attorney to protect your rights and build the best possible defense.
A criminal arrest is entered in a national data base and your record could stay with you the rest of your life. A major goal on every case with Mr. Stanley is to achieve an outcome that will allow his client's case to be sealed, so the public can never know it ever existed. The criminal record sealing laws in Colorado are complicated. There are many exceptions and many road blocks to getting a case sealed. Mr. Stanley has extensive experience in sealing criminal cases. There are two broad categories in the Colorado law on sealing criminal cases. They are (1) cases resulting in an ultimate dismissal, and (2) cases resulting in some type of conviction. It may be possible to seal your case, even if it resulted in a conviction. Below is a link to the overview of Colorado law on criminal case sealing.
(1) Colorado Sealing Law-Case Dismissed
(2) Colorado Sealing Law-Conviction
Your criminal defense attorney's job is to protect your rights and ensure you are not wrongfully convicted. By examining the circumstances surrounding your case and weighing the strength of the evidence against you, your lawyer should apply current law, along with previous legal precedent, to your specific situation and use it to devise a solid legal strategy and build the best possible case to convince the prosecutor the police got it wrong or did not look at the total picture when making the decision to charge you with a crime.
Evidence Collection and Investigation
In criminal cases where ample evidence of innocence exists, a capable attorney will leverage that evidence to its best advantage on your behalf. Where such evidence appears to be lacking, your criminal lawyer will make a thorough investigation to uncover any hidden evidence, unknown witnesses, or other mitigating factors that would strengthen your case.
Pre-Trial and Trial Work
Through expert investigative, discovery, and legal motion techniques during the pre-trial phase, your criminal law attorney will thoroughly prepare your case for presentation of mitigation to the prosecutor or for trial. During the trial phase, your attorney should make effective use of questioning, cross-examination, legal challenge, and presentation of alternate theories of the crime to ensure the fairness of the proceedings against you and present any evidence that might raise a reasonable doubt about guilt.
Do Not Make Assumptions
If you have been arrested or charged with a crime, it is a huge mistake to make any assumptions about the strength of the government's case or how the prosecutor intends to pursue your case. The smartest move you can make is to find an experienced attorney who knows how to analyze a criminal case and who knows when and how to identify if an individual's constitutional rights have been violated by law enforcement. This ability cannot be learned from a book. It is derived from years of experience evaluating criminal cases and evaluating police conduct to determine if the constitution has been violated or misconduct has occurred. Do not make the mistake of hiring an attorney that does not and has not focused on criminal law. Criminal law is a very specialized area of law.
Types of Criminal Cases
Mr. Stanley has extensive experience with every type of criminal offense and serious traffic offense, including:
Murder 1st Deg., 2nd Deg., Manslaughter
Assault 1st Deg, 2nd Deg, 3rd Deg.
Sexual Assault
Unlawful Sexual Contact
Kidnapping
Stalking
Domestic Violence
Aggravated Robbery
Robbery
Burglary
Theft
Bribery
Financial Crimes
Witness Tampering
Trespassing
Criminal Mischief
Arson
Forgery
Identity Theft
Check Fraud
Securities Fraud
Distribution of Controlled Substances (meth, cocaine, heroin, MDNA, Ecstasy, etc.)
Firearms and Weapons Offenses
Juvenile Offenses
At-Risk Adult Offenses
Abuse of Public Office
DUI
DUS
A criminal arrest is entered in a national data base and your record could stay with you the rest of your life. A major goal on every case with Mr. Stanley is to achieve an outcome that will allow his client's case to be sealed, so the public can never know it ever existed. The criminal record sealing laws in Colorado are complicated. There are many exceptions and many road blocks to getting a case sealed. Mr. Stanley has extensive experience in sealing criminal cases. There are two broad categories in the Colorado law on sealing criminal cases. They are (1) cases resulting in an ultimate dismissal, and (2) cases resulting in some type of conviction. It may be possible to seal your case, even if it resulted in a conviction. Below is a link to the overview of Colorado law on criminal case sealing.
(1) Colorado Sealing Law-Case Dismissed
(2) Colorado Sealing Law-Conviction
Your criminal defense attorney's job is to protect your rights and ensure you are not wrongfully convicted. By examining the circumstances surrounding your case and weighing the strength of the evidence against you, your lawyer should apply current law, along with previous legal precedent, to your specific situation and use it to devise a solid legal strategy and build the best possible case to convince the prosecutor the police got it wrong or did not look at the total picture when making the decision to charge you with a crime.
Evidence Collection and Investigation
In criminal cases where ample evidence of innocence exists, a capable attorney will leverage that evidence to its best advantage on your behalf. Where such evidence appears to be lacking, your criminal lawyer will make a thorough investigation to uncover any hidden evidence, unknown witnesses, or other mitigating factors that would strengthen your case.
Pre-Trial and Trial Work
Through expert investigative, discovery, and legal motion techniques during the pre-trial phase, your criminal law attorney will thoroughly prepare your case for presentation of mitigation to the prosecutor or for trial. During the trial phase, your attorney should make effective use of questioning, cross-examination, legal challenge, and presentation of alternate theories of the crime to ensure the fairness of the proceedings against you and present any evidence that might raise a reasonable doubt about guilt.
Do Not Make Assumptions
If you have been arrested or charged with a crime, it is a huge mistake to make any assumptions about the strength of the government's case or how the prosecutor intends to pursue your case. The smartest move you can make is to find an experienced attorney who knows how to analyze a criminal case and who knows when and how to identify if an individual's constitutional rights have been violated by law enforcement. This ability cannot be learned from a book. It is derived from years of experience evaluating criminal cases and evaluating police conduct to determine if the constitution has been violated or misconduct has occurred. Do not make the mistake of hiring an attorney that does not and has not focused on criminal law. Criminal law is a very specialized area of law.
Types of Criminal Cases
Mr. Stanley has extensive experience with every type of criminal offense and serious traffic offense, including:
Murder 1st Deg., 2nd Deg., Manslaughter
Assault 1st Deg, 2nd Deg, 3rd Deg.
Sexual Assault
Unlawful Sexual Contact
Kidnapping
Stalking
Domestic Violence
Aggravated Robbery
Robbery
Burglary
Theft
Bribery
Financial Crimes
Witness Tampering
Trespassing
Criminal Mischief
Arson
Forgery
Identity Theft
Check Fraud
Securities Fraud
Distribution of Controlled Substances (meth, cocaine, heroin, MDNA, Ecstasy, etc.)
Firearms and Weapons Offenses
Juvenile Offenses
At-Risk Adult Offenses
Abuse of Public Office
DUI
DUS