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Appeals court clarifies standards for no-contact orders involving children
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Colorado’s second-highest court clarified last month that judges need to account for certain factors when deciding whether to loosen a defendant’s no-contact order against a child, and an El Paso County judge did not consider the proper criteria when refusing to modify the restrictions. Under state law, judges impose protection orders, also known as restraining…
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Arapahoe County jurors disregarded instructions, gave incoherent murder verdict, appeals court finds
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Colorado’s second-highest court agreed last month that Arapahoe County jurors disobeyed their instructions, produced a verdict that did not make sense and, as a result, the defendant’s murder conviction must be overturned. However, the three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals disagreed over who bore the most blame for the contradictory verdict and whether Jacob Alexander…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear 2 criminal cases, school district dispute
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced this week that it will hear a pair of criminal appeals questioning whether a murder suspect was in custody at the time of her interrogation, and whether police acted constitutionally when they executed an Internet-based search warrant. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to review a…
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King Soopers’ attempt to sidestep workers comp precedent rebuffed by appeals court
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Colorado’s second-highest court last week rejected an attempt by King Soopers to sidestep its obligation to compensate a worker for his injures, as dictated by the state Supreme Court. In August 2021, assistant manager Michael Waters was moving pallets of material at a King Soopers store when his leg gave out and he fell. Waters…
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CSU may be sued for refunds following COVID-19 campus closure, appeals court rules
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week that a class action lawsuit against Colorado State University may proceed, based on allegations the institution unjustly enriched itself by suspending in-person activities at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic without refunding tuition or student fees. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals agreed, by 2-1, it was…
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Colorado Supreme Court accepts case involving judge who was crime victim
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear a case questioning whether an El Paso County judge who was the victim of a roadside shooting should have recused herself from presiding over a road rage trial with similar circumstances. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to grant an…
