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Colorado Supreme Court to decide whether out-of-state defendant may be prosecuted for in-state crime
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The Colorado Supreme Court recently announced that it will decide whether Douglas County prosecutors had grounds to pursue criminal charges against a woman in New York whose conduct occurred outside of Colorado. Erin Brennan and her children lived in New York, and her ex-husband moved to Colorado after their divorce. In 2022, she proposed a…
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Legislature overrules state Supreme Court decisions, federal judges contend with violations of orders | COURT CRAWL
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Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The Colorado legislature overruled two recent state Supreme Court decisions in this year’s session, plus federal judges are addressing the government’s violations of their orders in immigration detention cases. Supreme Court news • By 5-2, the Colorado Supreme Court agreed that…
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Appeals court reinstates murder case despite ex-DA Linda Stanley’s conduct
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Colorado’s second-highest court reinstated the murder and child abuse charges on Thursday against a Fremont County defendant, reasoning that the former district attorney’s misconduct did not warrant dismissal of the charges. A judge previously dismissed the criminal case against defendant William Jacobs after former elected District Attorney Linda Stanley spoke in derogatory terms about Jacobs…
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Colorado Supreme Court to evaluate test for alimony after remarriage
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will evaluate whether divorcing spouses must explicitly agree that alimony payments from one partner to the other will continue after one person remarries, or whether a “clear implication” will suffice. The purpose of alimony, known in Colorado as “spousal maintenance,” is to assist spouses who cannot be financially…
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Retired Colorado appeals judge speaks about civic advocacy, SCOTUS
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Retired state Court of Appeals Judge Russell Carparelli offered mild critiques of the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month as he spoke about the rule of law, and urged lawyers to “get in the game” by advocating in the political arena. “I stayed out of politics completely. I never even signed up with one of…
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Aggravated robbery charge reinstated after El Paso County judge misunderstood requirements
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Colorado’s second-highest court reinstated an El Paso County defendant’s aggravated robbery charge on Thursday after concluding that a trial judge misunderstood the requirement for a person to be “then and there so armed.” Allegedly, Mark Alan Ambrose walked out of a Circle K store with five cases of Red Bull that he did not pay…
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Appeals court revives disability discrimination claim against Colorado attorney regulators
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Colorado’s second-highest court reinstated a lawyer’s discrimination claim earlier this month against Colorado’s attorney regulation office, based upon its alleged failure to accommodate his disability during the bar exam. Michael Ozborn, a University of Denver law graduate, sued the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel in June 2024. He alleged that he had multiple diagnoses that…
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Appeals court overturns convictions after judge improperly accepted facts as undisputed
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Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s convictions and 12-year prison sentence earlier this month after an El Paso County judge did not require prosecutors to prove key facts that were subject to dispute after all. Prosecutors charged Noel Lavertt King Jr. with numerous offenses after he entered the victim’s home and assaulted her. Among the…
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Jeffco murder conviction overturned due to improper evidence
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Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s convictions for murder and aggravated robbery earlier this month, finding that a Jefferson County judge allowed evidence that improperly suggested the man had “bad character” for possessing guns generally. Under the rules for criminal cases, evidence cannot be used to prove a defendant has bad character, and they acted…
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Daniel Domenico nominated for 10th Circuit, state Supreme Court hears arguments | COURT CRAWL
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Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. Colorado’s chief federal trial judge is the choice for an upcoming vacancy on the Denver-based federal appeals court, plus the state Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases. Domenico picked for elevation • U.S. District Court Chief Judge Daniel D.…