Getting arrested for DUI does not mean you will be convicted. Police misconduct, defective breathalyzers and crime lab mistakes may be enough to get your charges lessened or dismissed. Visit our page on Colorado DUI Laws to learn more.
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Getting arrested for DUI does not mean you will be convicted. Police misconduct, defective breathalyzers and crime lab mistakes may be enough to get your charges lessened or dismissed. Visit our page on Colorado DUI Laws to learn more.
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Colorado judges generally have discretion over whether to impose concurrent- or consecutive sentencing unless a specific statute mandates otherwise. Concurrent means that the defendant serves two or more separate sentences at the same time. And consecutive means that the defendant serves the separate sentences one-after-the-other.
Consecutive sentences are mandatory in the following five circumstances:
When determining whether separate criminal sentences should run concurrently or consecutively, Colorado courts typically consider the following:
In addition, courts consider whether the case has mitigating circumstances justifying a concurrent sentence or aggravating circumstances justifying a consecutive sentence. Examples of mitigating factors include:
Meanwhile, examples of potential aggravating factors include:
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