bruce nozolino
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Colorado appeals court expands ability for defendants to have postconviction claims investigated
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Colorado’s second-highest court clarified last month that defendants who have at least one credible claim for postconviction relief are entitled to have appointed attorneys consider and investigate all other claims, without a judge imposing restrictions. A three-member panel for the Court of Appeals agreed a judge in El Paso County was wrong to screen a…
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Dodging bullets, literally, in a career on the bench
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Would you take a bullet to ensure justice? Fourth Judicial District Chief Judge Gilbert Martinez came within a quarter-inch of doing just that, and he wasn’t given a choice in the matter. It just came out of the blue one day. Writes reporter Lance Benzel on Sunday in our news affiliate, The Gazette: The attempt on…
