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Appeals court orders frozen embryos be turned over for destruction in case implicating religion
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The state’s second-highest court ordered a divorced couple’s frozen embryos be turned over to the husband for destruction, finding an El Paso County judge disobeyed both the Colorado Supreme Court and Court of Appeals’ instructions for resolving disputes over fertilized eggs. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals on Thursday issued its second decision…
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Appeals court says children’s age, maturity must factor into prosecutions for sexual contact
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An 11-year-old boy in Denver was “spinning around” a female classmate and made contact with her genitals and buttocks. The boy also reportedly told her “sexual things,” but there was no evidence of what he actually said. A juvenile court judge in Denver found the boy, J.O., had committed unlawful sexual contact under the circumstances…
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Fremont County detectives failed to honor Miranda rights, prompting appeals court to reverse conviction
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A Cañon City man serving 32 years in prison for the attempted murder of his wife will receive a new trial after the state’s second-highest court concluded detectives failed to honor his constitutional right against self-incrimination when interrogating him. Steven Todd Whitt appealed his convictions, arguing the trial court judge should have suppressed the video of…
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Appeals court overturns convictions after improper Colorado Springs police testimony
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A Colorado Springs detective told jurors that the same day Christopher D. Fiers allegedly assaulted a friend, Fiers had canceled his subscription for his Nest home security camera system and no video of the incident existed. Fiers was convicted and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Now, the state’s second-highest court has overturned Fiers’ convictions…
