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Colorado Supreme Court tells Delta County judge to revisit alternate suspect order in light of recent decision
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The Colorado Supreme Court directed a Delta County judge on Thursday to revisit his order requiring a defendant accused of murder to disclose evidence to the prosecution about an alleged alternate suspect. In a brief Feb. 29 order, the justices told District Court Judge Steven L. Schultz to follow the guidance the Supreme Court issued…
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Weld County defendant need not turn over ‘all evidence’ of other suspect, Colorado justices rule
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A Weld County judge went too far when he ordered the defendant in a murder case to reveal to the prosecution “all evidence” implicating another suspect, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, while acknowledging some information-sharing is nonetheless appropriate. For more than 40 years, the 1979 murder of Evelyn “Kay” Day in Greeley went unsolved.…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear Miranda rights appeal from Arapahoe County
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday announced it will hear a criminal appeal out of Arapahoe County that asks whether police failed to give a road rage suspect his Miranda warning, and if that failure requires a new trial. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to review a case. The justices…
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Colorado Supreme Court, 4-3, orders new trial after judge blocked defense from questioning alternate suspect
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In the face of strong evidence suggesting a woman sentenced to four years in prison for burglary did not actually commit the crime, the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday agreed a Weld County judge improperly barred the defense from questioning an alternate suspect during trial. The 4-3 decision held that the inability of Nora Hilda Rios-Vargas…
