adams county
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Adams County water district may proceed with cost-recovery lawsuit against Denver for contamination
A federal judge rejected Denver’s arguments last week for pausing or dismissing a lawsuit brought by an Adams County special district seeking to recover its costs for addressing water contamination as a result of Denver firefighting activities. In January, the South Adams County Water and Sanitation District, which serves around 75,000 people in Commerce City…
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Colorado equal pay law does not require plaintiffs to allege gender-based retaliation, appeals court finds
The 2019 Colorado law aimed at rooting out pay discrimination on the basis of sex does not require a plaintiff to allege their employer retaliated against them for sex- or gender-related reasons, the state’s second-highest court decided on Thursday. Lawmakers enacted the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act with a stated intent to “close the…
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Colorado Supreme Court intervenes in 3 ongoing cases
The Colorado Supreme Court recently intervened in the prosecution of a juvenile defendant and will decide whether he is entitled to have prosecutors demonstrate probable cause at a hearing after a grand jury already determined probable cause existed. The justices also will determine whether a judge correctly ordered a defendant back into jail until he…
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Primary election candidate Q&A: Adams County Board of Commissioners
The Adams County Board of Commissioners has two seats up for election in November for Districts 3 and 4. In the Democratic primary election, District 3 incumbent Emma Pinter is running unopposed. There is not a Republican candidate. There are two Democratic candidates and one Republican candidate for District 4. District 3 District 3 is…
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Colorado Supreme Court appears OK with revised ‘reasonable doubt’ instruction
The Colorado Supreme Court appeared largely comfortable on Thursday with the recently revised definition of “reasonable doubt” that is now part of the template jury instructions for criminal cases. To date, multiple Court of Appeals decisions have endorsed the constitutionality of the new phrasing, which resembles the instruction given in Colorado’s federal trial court. U.S.…
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Appeals court overturns Adams County sex offense convictions due to prosecutor’s misconduct
Colorado’s second-highest court reversed multiple child sex assault convictions on Thursday after concluding an Adams County prosecutor committed misconduct while cross-examining the defendant. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel observed the charges against Daniel Michael Boerner depended on the jury either believing the child witnesses’ original accusations or believing their trial testimony, which cast doubt…
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Adams County deputy who was shot in stable condition, another man dies in hospital
An Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputy is stable — though likely still in critical condition, as he remains in the intensive care unit — while a man died after both suffered gunshot wounds from what appeared to be a shootout at an apartment complex on Friday morning, officials said. During a news briefing on Friday…
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Adams County Sheriff’s Office creates human trafficking unit
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office announced the creation of a Human Trafficking Unit on Tuesday. Two Adams County detectives will staff the unit, investigating human trafficking cases and enforcing regulations governing massage facilities, according to a news release from the ACSO. Unit detectives will also investigate other vice crimes like prostitution and exploitation, the release…
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Colorado justices clarify procedure for defendants to access DNA analyst’s criminal file
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that trial judges may order Jefferson County prosecutors to disclose information related to the criminal prosecution of a DNA analyst accused of misconduct, but defendants seeking those files cannot rely on the order alone to gain access. Yvonne “Missy” Woods is a former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA…
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CDOT did not violate constitutional rights of outdoor advertising company, appeals court says
Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last month that the Colorado Department of Transportation did not violate the constitutional rights of an outdoor advertising company by denying two permits for billboards in Adams County. StreetMediaGroup, LLC argued CDOT violated its right to equal protection under the law by allowing “large, influential competitors” to maintain signs not in…