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Appeals court finds no discrimination in Denver prosecutor’s removal of Black woman from jury
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday deemed it a “close” call, but ultimately decided Denver prosecutors had not removed a Black, presumably Muslim woman from a jury in violation of the longstanding prohibition on purposeful discrimination. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals noted that Juror L was a Black woman who wore a head…
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State Supreme Court abandons case questioning constitutionality of mental health law
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In an unusual move taken days after hearing oral arguments, the Colorado Supreme Court announced it will not render a decision after all on the constitutionality of a state law governing mental health commitments for criminal defendants. Last May, the justices agreed to consider the appeal of John Salvadore Cruz, who was acquitted of murder in…
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Colorado Supreme Court to review constitutionality of mental health law, ‘straw purchases’ of guns
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The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear two appeals challenging the constitutionality of state law as being either vague or in violation of U.S. Supreme Court precedent. The cases have come to the state’s highest court by way of the Court of Appeals, where a panel of three appellate judges declined to label as…
