Areas we cover
Westminster criminal defense
North Metro cases usually run through Brighton, which is a different plea culture from Denver.
How a case runs in Westminster
Most Westminster cases are filed in the Seventeenth Judicial District and heard at the Adams County Justice Center in Brighton. The southwestern part of the city falls into Jefferson County and goes to Golden instead.
Adams County has its own filing and plea practices, and they are not the same as Denver's. Assumptions carried over from a Denver case are frequently wrong here, particularly on drug and traffic dispositions.
The US 36 corridor and the Westminster Promenade area produce a steady volume of DUI, theft and disorderly conduct filings.
Three things specific to Westminster
- Brighton is a thirty to forty minute drive from most of Westminster; plan appearances accordingly.
- Westminster Municipal Court handles city code matters at 3030 Turnpike Drive.
- The Seventeenth Judicial District covers both Adams and Broomfield counties.
What we defend in Westminster
- DUI and DWAIClass 1 misdemeanor up to a class 4 felony on a fourth offense
- Drug chargesLevel 2 drug misdemeanor up to a level 1 drug felony
- Assault and menacingClass 1 misdemeanor up to a class 3 felony, often as a crime of violence
- Theft and propertyPetty offense up to a class 2 felony, purely by dollar value
- White collarClass 1 misdemeanor up to a class 2 felony, with parallel regulatory exposure
- Federal chargesUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado
- Traffic and vehicularTraffic infraction up to a class 3 felony
- Juvenile casesDelinquency petitions in Denver Juvenile Court and the surrounding districts
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