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Ethics panel clarifies municipal judges’ use of info from prosecutors OK
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The Colorado Supreme Court’s ethics panel clarified on Tuesday that municipal judges are permitted to receive police reports, accident reports, drivers’ histories and criminal histories directly from prosecutors without it amounting to misconduct. The Colorado Judicial Ethics Advisory Board, which consists of judges, lawyers and a non-attorney, reasoned that state law permits or requires judges…
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Senate panel votes down mandatory cash bail for repeat, violent offenders
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Republican-backed legislation that aimed to establish a mandatory cash bail for repeat or violent offenders met a swift end Wednesday at the hands of Democrats who rejected the measure in committee. Senate Bill 41 would have set a mandatory minimum bond amount of $1,000 for people who are accused of committing a violent crime, who didn’t…
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Appeals court finds no evidence judge told man to abstain from alcohol, reverses alcohol-related conviction
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A jury in La Plata County convicted a man of a felony for violating his bond conditions after police found him intoxicated in a parking lot. As evidence, prosecutors pointed to his bond paperwork, with a check mark next to the phrase “No Alcohol.” But the state’s second-highest court overturned Jeffrey Jon Hamerly’s conviction last…
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Court recommends dismissing claims against top Mesa County judge for prolonged detention
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A federal magistrate judge recommended dismissing the claims against Mesa County’s top judge over his alleged role in a woman’s two-week detention without bail, a right guaranteed in Colorado’s constitution. At the same time, U.S. Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang on Jan. 27 recommended against dismissing one of Michelle Reynolds’ constitutional claims against the sheriffs of…
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Denver bond proposal for nearly $1 billion in infrastructure upgrades sails to early victory
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A nearly $1 billion dollar bond proposal sailed to victory Tuesday night as Denver voters approved a finance package for infrastructure improvements throughout the city. “From the very beginning, this has always been the people of Denver’s bond,” Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said. The package represents what people want and need in their neighborhoods to…
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Noonan: School district mill, bond resolutions cannot resolve state underfunding
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Colorado’s public schools have experienced the short end of the money stick since the 2008 recession. From 2010, annual funding has run about $950 per year per student less than obligated. The state Legislature labels the gap as the “school finance negative factor.” That’s the crisis that many school districts want to mitigate through bond…
