The Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Law Firm

09/30/2026

By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer - Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years. Introduction In part 1 of this article, we did a kind ...

09/30/2026

I have nothing to hide – Part 2 of 2 – Why You DO NOT Want To Talk To The Police

By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer - Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years. Introduction In part 1 of this article, we did a kind of surface review of this difficult and complex area. In part 2, I take a much deeper dive into the issues. The research confirms a counterintuitive pattern: innocent people may be more willing to waive their rights because they expect the truth to clear them, while questioning can create damaging inconsistencies or even false confessions....

By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer - Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years. Introduction In part 1 of this article, we did a kind ...

09/30/2026

LAW OFFICE OF H. MICHAEL STEINBERG Denver Criminal Defense • 720-220-2277 • Over Forty Years of Colorado Practice “I have nothing to hide” is the most natural sentence in the world — and one of ...

09/30/2026

“I have nothing to hide “- Part 1 of 2 – Why You DO NOT Want To Talk To The Police

LAW OFFICE OF H. MICHAEL STEINBERG Denver Criminal Defense • 720-220-2277 • Over Forty Years of Colorado Practice “I have nothing to hide” is the most natural sentence in the world — and one of the riskiest. Here is what the research and Colorado law say about why honest people end up building the prosecution’s case for it. You did not do it....

LAW OFFICE OF H. MICHAEL STEINBERG Denver Criminal Defense • 720-220-2277 • Over Forty Years of Colorado Practice “I have nothing to hide” is the most natural sentence in the world — and one of ...

09/29/2026

By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer - Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years. Introduction Short answer: yes — even the parts that ...

09/29/2026

Should You Tell Your Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer Everything?

By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer - Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years. Introduction Short answer: yes — even the parts that make you look bad, especially the parts that make you look bad. Nearly every experienced criminal defense attorney has the same story: a client held something back — an old conviction, a text message, a side conversation with a co-defendant — and it surfaced at the worst possible moment, usually from the prosecutor's mouth in open court....

By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer - Practicing Colorado Criminal Law in the courts of Colorado for over 40 years. Introduction Short answer: yes — even the parts that ...

09/29/2026

By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer. Introduction Yes, for example, you can use a hidden camera in your own house in Colorado, but only for silent video in common areas — ...

09/29/2026

Colorado Law: Can I Record My Husband – My Wife – Without Permission?

By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer. Introduction Yes, for example, you can use a hidden camera in your own house in Colorado, but only for silent video in common areas — the moment you add audio recording or point a camera into a space where someone has a reasonable expectation of privacy (like a bathroom or a guest's bedroom)...

By H. Michael Steinberg, A Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer. Introduction Yes, for example, you can use a hidden camera in your own house in Colorado, but only for silent video in common areas — ...

09/27/2026

  Introduction Silence is protected only when it's properly invoked as a Fifth Amendment right; pre-arrest, pre-Miranda silence can, in some circumstances, be used as evidence, while ...

09/27/2026

Under Colorado Law Can A Suspect’s Silence Be Used Against Them?

Introduction Silence is protected only when it's properly invoked as a Fifth Amendment right; pre-arrest, pre-Miranda silence can, in some circumstances, be used as evidence, while post-arrest, post-Miranda silence generally cannot. The U.S. Supreme Court's rulings in Berghuis v. Thompkins and Salinas v. Texas established that silence does not automatically trigger Fifth Amendment protection — a suspect must affirmatively and clearly invoke the right to remain silent for it to count....

  Introduction Silence is protected only when it's properly invoked as a Fifth Amendment right; pre-arrest, pre-Miranda silence can, in some circumstances, be used as evidence, while ...