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Colorado Supreme Court dings El Paso County DA’s office for filing appeal in wrong court
El Paso County prosecutors incorrectly filed an appeal with the Colorado Supreme Court, the justices ruled on Monday, explaining that a trial judge did not, in fact, declare a law unconstitutional and enable the state’s highest court to hear the case directly. Under state law and the procedural rules, district attorneys have a duty to…
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El Paso County prosecutor’s pattern of violations prompts appeals court to uphold dismissal of charges
Colorado’s second-highest court last week agreed an El Paso County judge was justified in dismissing some of the charges from a criminal case in response to a prosecutor’s repeated failure to timely disclose evidence. The Fourth Judicial District Attorney’s Office argued that District Court Judge Samuel Evig had not found prosecutor Jessica Kiel committed a…
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Colorado Supreme Court clarifies juvenile defendants can immediately appeal competency findings
When a magistrate decides whether a juvenile defendant is competent to stand trial, that determination is appealable to a judge right away, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Addressing a question it had never before answered, the court acknowledged there would be significant consequences if a child were to proceed to trial despite actually being…