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Brauchler charges governor ‘violated state law’ when he granted pardon to Lima-Marin
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George Brauchler, the Republican district attorney for the 18th Judicial District, said Friday night he believes Gov. John Hickenlooper broke the law when he granted a pardon to Rene Lima-Marin, a 38-year-old Aurora man who faces deportation to his native Cuba after a judge freed him earlier this week from a Colorado prison. “The governor…
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Gubernatorial hopefuls castigate, laud Hickenlooper for granting pardon to Lima-Marin
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Colorado’s leading gubernatorial candidates mostly reacted along party lines Friday to word that Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, had pardoned Rene Lima-Marin in hopes of heading off plans by immigration officials to deport the Aurora man to Cuba. Democrats Mike Johnston and Cary Kennedy cheered the move, both citing what they termed the governor’s “humanity,”…
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Hickenlooper pardons Rene Lima-Marin in effort to head off deportation to Cuba
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Calling it a “question of justice,” Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday granted a full and unconditional pardon to Rene Lima-Marin, the Aurora man who has faced deportation to Cuba since being freed from prison earlier this week in a spectacular case that caught the attention of the nation. “We were convinced this was the right…
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Lawmakers ask Hickenlooper to grant pardon to freed convict facing deportation to Cuba
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A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is asking Gov. John Hickenlooper to issue a pardon to clear the record of an Aurora man who was released from prison this week only to face deportation to Cuba, a country he hasn’t seen since he was an infant. If Hickenlooper grants the request, it would be the first…
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Lawmakers cheer judge’s ruling to free re-incarcerated inmate Rene Lima-Marin
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State lawmakers on both sides of the aisle hailed a judge’s ruling Tuesday that ordered Rene Lima-Marin freed after he had been sent back to prison due to what officials determined was a mistaken early release from a 98-year sentence. “Justice has been served, and now Rene can live out his second chance with a…