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10th Circuit orders resentencing after government concedes man’s serious probation violation cannot stand
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The Denver-based federal appeals court granted an unusual joint request between the prosecution and the defense on Wednesday, directing a judge to resentence a man who was incorrectly found guilty of a severe probation violation. There are multiple classifications of federal probation violations, with Grade C being the least serious and Grade A being the…
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Feds properly denied Colorado woman’s citizenship request for marijuana use, judge says
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Immigration authorities properly denied a Boulder woman’s application for naturalized citizenship because her marijuana use did not amount to “good moral character,” a federal judge has ruled. Because marijuana is still outlawed federally, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang agreed the government was required to deny the application of Swiss native Leina Giger, notwithstanding Colorado’s…
