After filing numerous suppression and constitutional motions on a child abuse case, the DA realized that they did not have a case. The case is being dismissed. Fighting relentlessly for clients is something I strive for daily.
Natalie Chase just won another suppression hearing in a cultivation of marijuana case where 88 plants were seized as a result of an illegal traffic stop. When it comes to fighting for clients, there was no stopping. The DA fought vigurously and lost. This is a win for the good guys!
Another dismissal in the 18th Judical District for Shafer and Chase, LLC. Natalie Chase was again successful in getting a 3rd Degree Assault case dismissed today. After hard work and determination by the defense, the Court dismissed the case.
On November 22nd, 2011, publication WestWord ran a story on how District Attorney Carol Chambers' war on habitual criminals has become a costly habit for taxpayers. Under the leadership of District Attorney Carol Chambers, the entire 18th Judicial District, which includes Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties, has become an experiment in prosecutorial overkill unlike anything else in Colorado. Defense attorneys say that the kind of prosecutorial discretion and case-by-case review that's expected in habitual cases has gone by the wayside since Chambers was elected in 2004. "They file habitual charges on everyone who is eligible, from the very start," says Natalie Chase, a former prosecutor who now specializes in fighting habitual charges. "The purpose of the statute is to punish repeat, violent offenders. What Carol Chambers is doing is taking that a step further: People with simple drug-possession charges are getting habitualized. There's no violence involved. They may have been stopped, and they have crack or cocaine on them. If you question the legality of the traffic stop, if you raise any constitutional issues, all offers are revoked and your client is facing the maximum years." Source: WestWord, November 22nd, 2011. Read the entire article by clicking here.
In October of 2011, the law offices of Shafer & Chase won another case for the good guys. The case involved felony eluding in the 18th judicial district. After a prior attorney could not get the case dismissed, the client hired our office in an effort to see if the case could get dismissed. After numerous discussions with the DA, our office was able to show the DA they could not win the case if they took it trial. The felony case was dismissed.
The importance of getting an attorney to help represent you in a time of need is crucial. Just this past week, I was successful in getting 4 cases dismissed. Two of the clients initially tried to represent themselves, and the prosecutors ran over each defendant and refused to budge. Once I got on board, I began to show the prosecutors that the cases were extremely weak and did not deserve to go forward. Although some of the cases took some time for the prosecutors to realize the case was not as good as they thought, through vigurous fighting I was able to get all of these cases dismissed.
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