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Colorado justices uphold shooting conviction despite jury saying defendant not the shooter
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a man can stand convicted of murder, even though jurors found he was not the one who shot the victim and the evidence suggested he was not present for the shooting. There was no dispute that Terrence G. Davis died by gunshot in an Aurora alleyway in 2017.…
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Colorado Supreme Court accepts cases about reliability of gun-to-bullet matching
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear two cases questioning the reliability of expert testimony that purports to identify whether a specific bullet was fired from a specific gun. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take up a case on appeal. There is currently one vacancy,…
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Arapahoe County adopts new approach to opioid abatement funding, invests $4M in service building
Arapahoe County officials are investing more than $4 million in opioid harm reduction programs, with the latest phase of funding taking a new approach, according to a news release. Normally, county officials seek out fully built programs to fund through a request for proposals. But this time, they’re looking for partners to help design and…
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Arapahoe County law enforcement improperly obtained confidential medical records, justices find
Law enforcement in Arapahoe County improperly obtained a criminal defendant’s confidential medical records and cannot use them in her child abuse prosecution, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The justices also declined to say whether the body-worn camera footage of a police officer who was present during the defendant’s treatment was similarly protected by…
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Divided appeals court overturns defendant’s $350,000 restitution obligation
Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a defendant’s obligation to pay nearly $350,000 in crime victim restitution last week because an Arapahoe County judge issued the restitution order beyond the legal deadline. The divided decision of a three-judge Court of Appeals panel is the latest illustration of the struggle some judges continue to have with Colorado’s restitution…
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Arapahoe County investigators searching for suspects in $120K fairgrounds theft
Arapahoe County investigators are searching for four grinches who stole $120,000 in trucks and tools from the county’s fairgrounds on Tuesday, according to a sheriff’s office news release Wednesday. Investigators said four suspects in masks entered the maintenance shop at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, 25690 E. Quincy Ave. in Aurora, just before 10 p.m. Tuesday…
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Arapahoe County commissioners adopt $670M 2026 budget
More than a year after voters passed ballot measure 1A to help Arapahoe County handle a budget shortfall, county officials approved a $670 million budget for 2026 that is nearly $100 million higher than the 2025 budget of $571 million. The county’s budget will cover services with additional property tax revenue from voter-approved 1A, which…
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Arapahoe County seeks input for road safety master plan
Arapahoe County officials are seeking public feedback on an initiative to create a comprehensive safety action plan. The plan, which outlines safety planning for residents, workers and travelers in unincorporated Arapahoe County, will guide the future of infrastructure in the county. Specifically, county officials are seeking public feedback from road users, including drivers, pedestrians, cyclists…
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Appeals court overturns road rage murder conviction due to faulty jury instruction
Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a defendant’s murder conviction on Thursday, concluding an Arapahoe County judge provided an incorrect self-defense instruction to the jury about the road rage encounter. In November 2020, Romeo Desean Thompson was behind Phillip Hunt at an intersection. The light turned green, but Hunt did not immediately move forward. Thompson honked, after…
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Arapahoe County proposes $670 million 2026 budget
Arapahoe County officials presented a proposed 2026 budget of $670 million to commissioners on Tuesday, a significant increase from the previous year during which the county faced and recovered from a budget shortfall. Officials invited the public to weight in on the budget in two public comment sessions before commissioners vote to adopt the 2026…