18th judicial district attorney
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Aurora councilmember calls for recall of District Attorney Amy Padden following death of Kaitlyn Weaver
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Aurora City Councilmember Danielle Jurinksy said she’s launching a campaign to recall a local prosecutor who offered a plea deal to a teenager who hit and killed a 24-year-old woman after driving 90 mph in a neighborhood. The teenager, who is in the country illegally, has since been detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. In…
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Douglas County judge let prosecutors present misleading evidence of sex assault, appeals court rules
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A Douglas County judge allowed prosecutors to mislead the jury into thinking they should still convict a man of sexual assault despite the absence of his DNA, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday in overturning the convictions of Clayton Angus Hood. Jurors found Hood guilty of raping a teenage girl who lived in his household.…
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Douglas County judge let prosecutors present misleading evidence of sex assault, appeals court rules
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A Douglas County judge allowed prosecutors to mislead the jury into thinking they should still convict a man of sexual assault despite the absence of his DNA, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday in overturning the convictions of Clayton Angus Hood. Jurors found Hood guilty of raping a teenage girl who lived in his household.…
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Colorado Supreme Court reins in Arapahoe County judge who set early deadline for DUI test results
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An Arapahoe County judge had no authority to penalize the prosecution when the state lab did not provide blood test results in a drunk driving case as soon as he wanted it to, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office petitioned the justices directly after County Court Judge J.…
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Colorado Supreme Court rules, 5-1, against shifting explanations in race-based juror dismissals
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In accordance with the U.S. Supreme Court’s longstanding prohibition on intentional racial discrimination in jury selection, Colorado’s highest court ruled, 5-1, on Monday that trial judges may not consider after-the-fact explanations for dismissing jurors of color that were not raised at trial. The majority agreed that a new trial is warranted for Theodore Israel Madrid,…
