by Chris Rike | Jun 6, 2016 | Constitutional Rights, Criminal Defense
My Traffic Stop A few years ago, I was driving through Colorado on my way home to Arizona. I was traveling the speed limit, but was nevertheless pulled over by a cop for allegedly exceeding the speed limit by 2 mph. The officer asked me to exit my vehicle and issued...
by Chris Rike | Jan 26, 2015 | Criminal Defense, Government Corruption
Johnny Baca was convicted of two counts of murder. Baca was tried under a “murder for hire” theory wherein a third party allegedly hired Baca to kill two people, but the person who allegedly hired Baca was never charged. The only evidence concerning...
by Chris Rike | Apr 8, 2014 | Criminal Defense
There are three possible pleas in a criminal defense case: Not Guilty, Guilty, and No Contest that can be entered at your arraignment. Not Guilty Plea A plea of “Not Guilty” means that the defendant denies guilt, and will require that the prosecutor prove...
by Chris Rike | Feb 19, 2014 | Criminal Defense, Victimless Crimes
A victimless crime is an activity that the government has decreed criminal even though there is no identifiable victim. A victimless crime is an activity that is performed by one or more consenting people, that causes no harm, injury or violation to anyone outside of...
by Chris Rike | Feb 10, 2014 | Criminal Defense
John Morales, an actor who once played McGruff the Crime Dog, was recently sentenced to 16 years in federal prison. In 2011, Morales was pulled over while driving in Texas and a drug sniffing dog alerted on the trunk of Morales’ car. Police then searched his...
by Chris Rike | Feb 9, 2014 | Criminal Defense, Traffic Violations
There is a long history of considerate drivers warning other drivers of police speed traps by flashing their headlights to oncoming traffic. What you probably don’t know is some police will try to issue you a traffic citation if you flash your headlights to...
