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Carr Center tower to partially reopen, judicial branch announces
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The state’s judicial branch announced on Thursday that portions of the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center will reopen to the public next week, nine months after an intruder caused millions of dollars in damage to the facility. The building “is an important symbol in our legal community — it is the hub of activity for a number…
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Appeals court clarifies criteria for extending juvenile speedy trial deadline
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Colorado’s second-highest court clarified for the first time earlier this month that the same criteria used to extend an adult criminal defendant’s speedy trial deadline also apply to juveniles. The federal and state constitutions guarantee the right to a speedy trial. In Colorado, that means the government generally must bring defendants to trial within six…
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Appeals court agrees lighting person on fire counts as arson
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Colorado’s second-highest court has weighed in for the first time on whether it is arson to light fire to a person’s clothes while they are wearing them – and the answer is yes. John Anthony Vasquez is serving a lifetime sentence after a jury found him guilty of murder for setting fire to Christina Archuleta-Blasier…
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Colorado ministry building set on fire, vandalized with abortion-rights graffiti
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An arson investigation is underway after a Longmont ministry sustained fire and smoke damage overnight, according to the Longmont Public Safety. First responders were sent to Life Choices at 20 Mountain View Ave. in Longmont at 3:17 a.m. after reports of a fire. Officials said the ministry’s building sustained fire and heavy smoke damage. The…
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House OKs bill rolling back 2021 law that eased gun restrictions for felony convictions
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A year after Colorado’s legislature overhauled crime laws, lawmakers are working to roll back a portion of the legislation that effectively eased the ability of individuals convicted of a wide array of felony offenses to possess a gun. One of the bill’s sponsors said last year’s crime overhaul went too far, and law enforcement advocates…
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Marshall Fire weighs on justices as high court considers arson laws
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A Jefferson County jury convicted Christopher Magana of arson years before the recent Marshall Fire became the most destructive in the state’s history, but the members of the Colorado Supreme Court wondered openly what the prosecution’s charging decisions in Magana’s case would mean if applied to a much more catastrophic blaze. The justices heard oral…
