Legal Question in Criminal Law in Colorado

I need a Criminal Lawyer to help me with some questions regarding a pending case I have. I need help, anybody that cares enough to guide me through the laws, procedures, ethics, and rules. I feel I am going to go to prison for LIFE if I am convicted of any count in this case. I may have to represent myself and my skill is this field is 8 months of reading case files, opinions , revised statutes. I pray to God to give me the knowledge to fight and win and the strength I need to make it through each day.

I have a felony conviction from 1992 and 2000. I live in Colorado. My arrest and search warrent were based on information contained in an Affidavit. Can I attack everything that happened prior to the request for the Affidavit? Police investigate a suspected crime and send the report to the DA who analyzes the information to see if it is legally sound. Then they issue an affidavit? I feel my only option to destroy this is going to be based on the investigation information. The details and sworn statements from the CI about my drug distribution, criminal history, survalliance, allegations, reliability of everything that persuaded the start of their investigation from every person involved. I have my Discovery but it does not contain any information prior to the CI setting me up with an affiant (her old boyfriend) to do a favor for her. This happened on Oct 14, 2009 I was arrested on the evening of Nov 12, 2009. They executed their search warrant and another arrest warrant on Nov 13, 2009. The search warrant was to have resonable certainity that they would find the things they stated in the warrant due to their education and knowledge of drug distributions. They busted my door, threw a bomb thingy on the floor put a gun in my boyfriends back and proceeded to ask...."where is Tammy" we have a warrant for her arrest? He told them I was in jail....they had no clue. They made him leave the apt and did there search and found NOTHING. Nothing when I was arrested, nothing in my home. I am not a drug dealer. The CI setup me and probably other people as she was facing 96 years....she will get 10 years. Can I base my defense on information tthat was utilized to begin an investigation that should have never happened? Please, please will someone help me?

Thank You

Tammy


Asked on 7/17/10, 5:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
V. Iyer Iyer Law Office, L.L.C.

You should apply for the public defender to help you fight your case, if you are indigent. If not hire a lawyer. Defending yourself is not such a good idea.The DAs are well experienced lawyers who know the rules. It cost the lawyers many years of long study and lots of money to learn the law and the rules.

It appears you just want all of that for free and the world owes it to you to just give you the help you ask.

Either hire a lawyer and pay for your legal defense or get a public defender if you are indigent. If you want to do your own defense that is your right and you can ask the court your appoint a lawyer to help you as advisory counsel.

But you have no right to get a free legal education.

Best of luck

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Answered on 7/17/10, 9:10 pm


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