discovery violation
-
Judge sanctions woman suing Colorado Springs police, finds she withheld evidence
—
by
A federal judge last week authorized financial sanctions against a woman and her lawyers who are suing Colorado Springs police for a constitutional violation, finding she disobeyed court orders and failed to hand over evidence to the defense. Sasha Cronick is pursuing claims of unreasonable search and seizure and false arrest against the officers who…
-
Colorado Supreme Court, 4-3, agrees with drastic penalty for misconduct-plagued DA’s office
—
by
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday, by 4-3, agreed a Fremont County judge was within her authority to reduce a first-degree murder charge against a criminal defendant because the district attorney’s office was responsible for a pattern of withholding evidence across many cases in violation of its professional obligations. Despite the split decision, all members…
