Body Cam
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Colorado Supreme Court finds judge mistakenly barred evidence over officer’s failure to unmute body cam
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A Fremont County judge incorrectly barred evidence from being used against a defendant based upon a Cañon City officer’s failure to unmute his body-worn camera, the Colorado Supreme Court decided on Monday. Under a comprehensive police accountability law enacted in 2020, law enforcement officers are generally required to wear and use body-worn cameras when interacting with…
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Montezuma County man’s drug conviction overturned because prosecution presented skewed narrative
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Colorado’s second-highest court last week overturned a Montezuma County man’s drug conviction after concluding a judge allowed the prosecution to present a misleading version of what happened during the defendant’s arrest. At the 2022 trial of Ramon Alberto Dejesus III, jurors saw a series of largely muted videos depicting Dejesus’ arrest and booking into jail. At…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear medical malpractice appeal, signals interest in DUI case
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will review whether the longstanding provision in state law generally capping medical malpractice awards to plaintiffs also applies to the interest accrued from the time of the plaintiff’s injury, without exception. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal.…
