andrew baum
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Douglas County judge’s ‘abduction prevention’ measures against father overturned
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A Douglas County judge did not follow state law during divorce proceedings when he placed restrictions on a father’s ability to travel abroad with his children, Colorado’s second-highest court decided last week. In finalizing the divorce between Basil Badawiyeh and Michelle Mary Badawiyeh, District Court Judge Andrew Baum ordered that the passports of Basil Badawiyeh and…
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Appeals court finds no problem with sleeping juror at Arapahoe County trial
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Colorado’s second-highest court last week saw no problem with an Arapahoe County judge’s lack of further inquiry after the defendant’s lawyer claimed she saw a juror sleeping through the defense’s closing arguments. Although Amber A. Threlkel’s lawyer alleged one juror was “sleeping throughout a significant portion of my closing argument” at Threlkel’s 2019 trial, District…
