A preliminary hearing in Colorado is a limited court proceeding available in certain felony cases. The judge does not decide whether the accused is guilty. Instead, the prosecution must show probable cause to believe that the charged offense occurred and that the accused committed it. Although that is a much lower standard than proof beyond a reasonable doubt, the hearing can give a Denver criminal defense lawyer an early opportunity
2022
No doubt you’ve heard the phrase “possession is nine-tenths of the law” in your favorite police or law drama. It’s a popular phrase meant to capture the idea that ownership is easier to prove if someone has possession of something – and difficult to enforce if they don’t.
Is that true? The answer isn’t that simple because the term possession itself has a variety of meanings depending on the context.
