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Sponsors pull bill on racial bias in jury selection after opposition from DAs
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The Democratic sponsors of a bill to combat implicit racial bias in jury selection have opted against moving forward with their proposal, asking instead that the Colorado Supreme Court exercise its rulemaking power before the next legislative session. Sens. Pete Lee, D-Colorado Springs, and Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, had initially sought to address the concerns of…
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Prosecutors, public defenders square off on jury bias bill as Senate committee seeks compromise
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Elected prosecutors strenuously opposed and defense attorneys vigorously supported proposed legislation to address implicit bias in jury selection, prompting the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to postpone action and search for a middle ground. Proponents of Senate Bill 128 hope to join the handful of states whose legislatures or highest courts have enacted procedures making…
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State Supreme Court reverses man’s convictions for handling of race-based juror dismissal
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A man serving a 144-year sentence for kidnapping, sexually assaulting and trying to kill a teenager will receive a new trial, after the Colorado Supreme Court decided Monday that a Denver judge improperly handled the defendant’s assertion of racial discrimination in his jury selection. Members of the court found the prosecutor in Ray Ojeda’s 2015…
