If you violate probation in Colorado, your probation officer files a complaint with the court, and a revocation hearing is scheduled before a judge, not a jury. The burden of proof is lower than in a criminal trial, and the range of outcomes is wider than most people expect. The Law Office of Kimberly Diego defends people facing probation violation allegations throughout Denver and surrounding Colorado courts.
How the ViolationColorado’s habitual criminal law allows prosecutors to triple or quadruple the maximum sentence on a new felony when a defendant has prior felony convictions, and in some scenarios it mandates life in prison with no parole for 40 years. Two prior felonies within ten years can turn a class 4 felony with a six-year maximum into an 18-year sentence. The Law Office of Kimberly Diego has defended Colorado criminal charges
