arapahoe county
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10th Circuit upholds dismissal of Aurora councilwoman’s lawsuit
The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Monday that an Aurora city council member had not shown a violation of her constitutional rights occurred when she became the subject of a social worker’s false report of child abuse. Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky sued Arapahoe County, the department of human services and Robin Niceta, who was…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear murder, noise pollution, fentanyl cases
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will decide whether a man can be tried a second time for murder after jurors rendered a verdict that made no sense if they had followed their instructions. At least three of the seven justices must agree to hear a case on appeal. The court also elected…
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Appeals court divided over meaning of judge’s parenting order
Colorado’s second-highest court was split last week over whether to uphold an Arapahoe County judge’s parenting order, with two appellate judges interpreting the language differently than the parties and the third appellate judge. In the underlying case, the county filed a child neglect case on behalf of a 4-year-old girl. At an October 2023 hearing,…
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Colorado Supreme Court finds Aurora police committed no Miranda violation when interrogating suspect
Aurora police did not need to provide a Miranda warning to a road rage suspect before interrogating him outside his apartment building in an accusatory manner, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Under the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Miranda v. Arizona, law enforcement must inform suspects of their constitutional rights to remain silent…
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Colorado Supreme Court takes up 6 cases on involuntary intoxication, malicious prosecution, child neglect trials
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will hear appeals in six cases, including the question of whether a person can claim he knowingly ingested one substance that was secretly laced with another behavior-altering substance as a defense to criminal charges. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to grant an…
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Englewood police should return defendant’s $160.15 in cash, appeals court says
Colorado’s second-highest court agreed last month that Englewood police need to give a defendant back the $160 in cash they seized at the time of his 2004 arrest, and a trial judge must evaluate whether other personal items should also be returned to Gabriel Esparza. An Arapahoe County jury convicted Esparza in 2005 of killing his wife,…
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Arapahoe County touts purchase of first electric vehicle
Arapahoe County touted the purchase of its first-ever electric vehicle — a Ford E-Transit 350 Cargo Van. The county purchased the vehicle using money from a Colorado Energy Office grant, a news release said. County officials projected that the new electric vehicle would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also yield operational savings. It’s not…
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Appeals court orders new trial in stalking case a year after U.S. Supreme Court finds flaw
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday ordered a new trial in the Arapahoe County stalking case that went all the way to the nation’s highest court and resulted in a new burden for prosecutors seeking to convict alleged stalkers based on their communications. Last year, by 7-2, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Counterman…