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Appeals court rules witnesses cannot be sued for false grand jury testimony
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that witnesses who testify before grand juries may not be sued for making false statements. However, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals clarified that witnesses are not immune for bad-faith reports to law enforcement prior to their testimony. Although the July 11 decision was the first time…
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Why grand jury probes – such as Denver’s LoDo shooting investigation – are highly unusual
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Highly rare in Colorado, Tuesday’s decision by Denver District Attorney Beth McCann marks only the third time in three decades that a Denver grand jury investigation into an officer-involved shooting has been convened. Denver’s two previous grand jury investigations, one in 1992 and the other in 2004, involved single officers who each shot and killed…
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Mesa County District Attorney Daniel Rubinstein seeks revocation of Tina Peters’ bond
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Mesa County District Attorney Daniel Rubinstein is seeking to revoke the bond posted by Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who is under indictment for allegedly taking part in a “deceptive scheme” to breach secure voting equipment. Rubinstein confirmed he is pursuing the bond’s revocation, alleging Peters violated its conditions for going out of state without permission. No…
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Tina Peters surrenders on felony warrant, vows to keep campaigning for secretary of state
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Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and her deputy, Belinda Knisley, turned themselves in to authorities Wednesday afternoon at the county sheriff’s department hours after prosecutors released a 13-count grand jury indictment alleging the pair took part in a “deceptive scheme” to breach secure voting equipment, officials said. Peters, a Republican candidate for Colorado secretary of…
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Tina Peters indicted by Mesa County grand jury on 10 counts in election equipment tampering probe
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Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has been indicted by a grand jury on 10 counts related to an ongoing investigation into alleged election equipment tampering and official misconduct, prosecutors said Wednesday. Peters, a Republican candidate for Colorado secretary of state, faces seven felony charges and four misdemeanors stemming from allegations she violated security protocols last…
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Williams: McCann has dropped grand jury investigation into handling of campaign-finance complaints
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DENVER – Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has dropped a grand jury investigation into how Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams handles campaign-finance complaints, according to Tuesday morning tweets by Williams. “We’ve said all along there was no basis for this politically motivated attack,” Williams tweeted. “We played no favorites and we followed the law,” he…
