andrew lower
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El Paso County prosecutor committed misconduct, prompting appeals court to reverse convictions
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In a rare finding of prosecutorial misconduct, Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a man’s convictions for attempted murder and assault on Thursday because an El Paso County prosecutor misled jurors into thinking defendant Charles Eugene Jefferson was responsible for the victim’s failure to testify at trial. Andrew Lower, a deputy district attorney, told jurors the reason…
