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Colorado Supreme Court to hear case about relevance of consensual bondage activity
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review whether evidence of a defendant’s recent plans for BDSM activity with his alleged victim was relevant to his theory that he did not intend to cause serious bodily injury. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take up a case…
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Weld County defendant need not turn over ‘all evidence’ of other suspect, Colorado justices rule
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A Weld County judge went too far when he ordered the defendant in a murder case to reveal to the prosecution “all evidence” implicating another suspect, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, while acknowledging some information-sharing is nonetheless appropriate. For more than 40 years, the 1979 murder of Evelyn “Kay” Day in Greeley went unsolved.…
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Colorado Supreme Court to review cases on racial bias in jury selection, misbehaving attorneys, cold case
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The Colorado Supreme Court has recently announced it will review multiple cases, including criminal appeals, a dispute between federal judges over the meaning of state law and the ongoing saga of a disgraced lawyer weaponizing the legal system. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to hear an appeal. Within the past…
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Appeals court reinstates man’s challenge to murder conviction in Colorado Springs cold case
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A man convicted of a 1976 homicide at a Colorado Springs hotel may be able to present his argument for a new trial after the state’s second-highest court ruled that an El Paso County judge must appoint an attorney to pursue his claims of innocence. In 2014, a jury convicted Robert W. Baillie of murdering…
