alamosa county
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Alamosa County judge violated public trial right, prompting reversal of convictions
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An Alamosa County judge closed his physical courtroom to the public without documenting his reasons for doing so, prompting Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday to reverse the defendant’s convictions and order a new trial. In reaching its decision, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeals pointed to a recent ruling from the appellate court that recognized…
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Alamosa County judge violated public trial right, prompting reversal of convictions
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An Alamosa County judge closed his physical courtroom to the public without documenting his reasons for doing so, prompting Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday to reverse the defendant’s convictions and order a new trial. In reaching its decision, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeals pointed to a recent ruling from the appellate court that recognized…
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Appeals court rebuffs Alamosa County judge for flippant denial of sentence reduction
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An Alamosa County judge’s single-sentence explanation denying a defendant’s request for a sentence reduction – that it was “not well taken” – was itself not well taken by Colorado’s second-highest court. Prosecutors originally charged Desiree Lee Espinoza with multiple serious offenses, including attempted murder and assault. She pleaded guilty to kidnaping and received a 16-year prison sentence…
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Former Alamosa County social worker may be held liable for faulty child abuse conviction, court rules
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A former Alamosa County caseworker may be held liable for the false confession contained in her notes that was used to convict a mother of child abuse, the Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Thursday. By a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit decided that Marcia Tuggle,…
