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State Supreme Court accepts appeals on DIA noise, thwarted bike theft
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The Colorado Supreme Court agreed this week to hear two cases on appeal, involving Denver’s liability for noise violations at Denver International Airport as well as a Boulder thief’s role in damaging his victim’s car. Two other cases fell just short of the threshold for accepting an appeal, which requires agreement from three out of the…
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Rights of mentally ill defendants under scrutiny of state Supreme Court
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A combination of factors made the case of Ari Misha Liggett unusual, including the crime for which he was convicted: poisoning and dismembering his mother in October 2012. But Liggett is now trying to convince the Colorado Supreme Court the criminal prosecution against him has broader implications for whether mentally ill defendants have a right…
