Many think, even in Boulder, that once a person is suspected of a crime, guilty or not, they may be arrested and then must bond out. In my 45 years of courtroom experience, perhaps 7000 court appearances, I have seen people get arrest WHILE IN THE COURTROOM! So how is that done? Here are seven way to accomplish the ignominious feet. First let’s look at the basic, obvious ways to do this, and I’ve seen them ALL in real life courtrooms at all levels except Federal.People behave very well in Federal Court, as do lawyers. There are several behaviors and actions... Read More

It all began on Wednesday evening, around sundown, when the rain started dumping. Forget cats and dogs, this was lions and bears. I was heading back from a friend’s house and remember thinking that the raindrops were so big and coming down so hard that it felt more like hail than rainfall. After being outside for only about a minute I was as drenched in water as if I’d just climbed out of a swimming pool. The heavy rain kept up and continued throughout the night and all the way through Thursday. So far, we’ve recorded six to eight inches of rainfall and nearly every waterway... Read More