We all know that Darren Rainey, a severely mentally ill person, should not have been detained in a law enforcement environment. We are all ashamed that we live in a society that would lock this 50-year-old man in a shower for an hour for punishment...
The United States Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a cutoff of a 70 IQ to determine mental retardation is unconstitutional. The standard of error is +- 5, and the decision to execute Mr. Freddie Lee Hall who has an I.Q. of 70 (see my previous blog...
May 15, 2014 Centennial, Colorado In response to several conversations on Colorado Matters this week about sexual assaults on college campuses, a listener wrote in to emphasize that students accused of sexual violence by their fellow students can also be victims. The White House is pressuring schools to...
April 23, 2014 Aspen, Colorado In about six weeks, the Aspen community will hear details on what allegedly happened when Nancy Pfister died. A judge has scheduled the first major court hearings for three people charged with committing murder against Pfister. That was decided in court yesterday--...
This is a recent article from the Denver Post on the intersection of the mental health system and the criminal justice system titled "Colorado Sees Sharp Rise in Competency Exams for Criminal Defendants." This issue has come up broadly in my practice and I have sued...