✅ Updated for 2025: This article was originally published in January 2023 and has been refreshed to reflect the most current information on hiring a Colorado DUI lawyer. By Monte J. Robbins, Esq. Facing a DUI in Colorado can feel overwhelming. Between the criminal case in court and the DMV…
Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse in Denver — home to many of Colorado’s felony DUI proceedings. ✅ Updated October 2025 A Colorado Felony DUI occurs when a person has three or more prior convictions for alcohol- or drug-related driving offenses — including DUI, DUI per se, DWAI, vehicular homicide, or vehicular assault —…
Phillips County DUI, DUI per se, DUI drugs, DWAI, and Felony DUI cases are prosecuted by the Sterling Office of the 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. The courthouse is located at 221 S. Interocean Avenue, 2nd Floor, Holyoke, Colorado 80734. The county court criminal docket is typically held on Thursdays.…
Colorado has revised their DUI and DWAI penalty structure again in 2022. The penalty for a first time DUI or DUI per se offense is 5 days to 1 year in jail (the Court may suspend the 5 days if the person pays for and completes an alcohol and drug…
Being charged with a DUI in Colorado can be one of the most stressful times a person can go through in life. Unfortunately, sometimes the stress of a DUI can be greatly compounded by also being charged with possessing a gun while intoxicated. If you were stopped for DUI, DUI…
The walk and turn test is popular among Colorado DUI police officers as a tool they utilize in an attempt to prove intoxication. The walk and turn test is a divided attention test which divides a person’s attention between balance, memory, and muscle control. There are two stages to the…
Adams County Justice Center in Brighton, Colorado – home to one of the busiest DUI dockets in the state. ✅ Updated October 2025 This updated analysis examines Adams County DUI trends and enforcement data for Fiscal Year 2024. Drawing from official Colorado Judicial Branch statistics, it highlights how Adams County…
The 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Sterling prosecutes DUI and DWAI cases in Logan County, Colorado. The year 2019 saw 96 DUI (driving under the influence) cases filed in Logan County and 4 cases filed as the lesser offense of DWAI (driving while ability impaired). Eleven (11) DUI cases…
Being charged with a DUI can be an incredibly stressful experience. This stressful experience can be greatly magnified when one is charged with not only DUI, but also with Child Abuse (or multiple counts of Child Abuse), as a result of having a child or children in the vehicle. A…
If a police officer in Colorado has probable cause to believe that a person’s ability to drive is impaired even to the slightest degree due to alcohol consumption, he will require the person (driver) to submit to a chemical test of either blood or breath. According to Colorado law, the…