death penalty

Effort to eliminate the death penalty in Colorado fails in emotional hearing

Feb 16, 2017

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Peter Marcus

An effort to eliminate the death penalty in Colorado was rejected by a legislative committee Wednesday night after an emotional hearing. The effort from Senate Democratic Leader Lucia Guzman failed on a party-line vote, with Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing the proposal. The hearing included tearjerking testimony from people who lost loved ones…
Who has she lined up? Guzman set to make case for Colorado death penalty repeal

Feb 15, 2017

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John Tomasic

State Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman’s death penalty repeal bill, SB 95, will be heard Wednesday afternoon in the Senate Judiciary Committee. How will it fare? The Statesman considered the case in mid-January. Some points to again consider. Guzman Guzman, a well-liked, thoughtful Methodist pastor, is still perhaps the best choice on the Democratic side…
Sen. Rhonda Fields asks to sit out of death penalty repeal hearing

Feb 15, 2017

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Peter Marcus

Sen. Rhonda Fields, a Democrat who supports the death penalty, will not be sitting on a committee Wednesday when a repeal proposal comes back to the legislature. Fields said she does not want to be a voice in the middle of the debate as the Senate Judiciary Committee discusses a proposal to eliminate capital punishment…
Insights: Death penalty fight begins anew in Colorado Wednesday, but all’s quiet on the front

Feb 13, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

On Wednesday, Colorado will fight the latest skirmish in a battle Americans have been fighting for centuries, the morals of the death penalty. There have been no rallies, no press conferences and little fanfare from either side about taking away the government’s ability to kill somebody. Maybe it seems like brain damage to stare at a…
THE HOT SHEET – ‘Lying Trump’ DP editorial explodes, 210+ bills and counting, Walker Stapleton does happy dance, 20% border tax and Colorado and… MORE!

Jan 27, 2017

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Colorado Politics

VOL. 02 NO. 014 | JANUARY 27, 2017 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2017 DENVER – Lots of editorial activity out there on the Colorado politics interwebs lately. The Denver Post goes after Donald Trump (“… time for him to start acting presidential” – ouch!), and ICYMI, the Post also saying State Treasurer Walker Stapleton was right about PERA. And…
Nicolais: Dylann Roof, absolutists and the death penalty

Jan 20, 2017

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Mario Nicolais

Dylann Roof is set to die. A federal jury recently sentenced the unapologetic mass-murderer to the death penalty. More than any other individual, his case brings the contrast between political positions on capital punishment to a head. Roof’s sentence draws a clear distinction between pure death penalty opponents and anyone who struggles with the issue. I find…
On proposed Colorado death penalty repeal, some key questions

Jan 18, 2017

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John Tomasic

Elections The opening will be gone in a flash. Elections season is barely behind us, but the next major legislative elections will be held in 2018 – or as the new old saying goes: “Two years is the new two weeks! Put down that coffee, fool, and start knocking doors!” Guzman Guzman may be exactly…
Nicolais: Death sentence gone awry

Dec 19, 2016

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Mario Nicolais

Every law school student loves to argue. Most see reflections of Gregory Peck or Spencer Tracy in their mirrors. And, in my law school experience, nothing brought about an argument as fast and as fierce as the death penalty. Stakes cannot be greater or an outcome more final. I even remember former Illinois Gov. George…
New Mexico governor seeks to reinstate death penalty

Aug 18, 2016

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Associated Press

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez announced Wednesday plans to attempt to reinstate the death penalty in response to recent events including the killing of a police officer. New Mexico repealed the death penalty in 2009 before Martinez took office by replacing provisions for lethal injection with a sentence of life in prison without parole. Martinez…
YESTERYEAR: Colorado Supreme Court overturns death penalty statute

Jul 21, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Twenty-five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … The lawyer who led a successful constitutional challenge against Colorado’s death penalty law said no one should have been surprised that the Colorado Supreme Court overturned the statute, pointing out that some legislators had warned it was defective when it passed. University of Denver law professor…