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Colorado justices confirm lawyers may ‘borrow’ allegations from elsewhere
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The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that plaintiffs’ lawyers can use allegations made elsewhere to bolster their own clients’ claims, so long as the attorney first performs some degree of investigation into the “borrowed” assertions. Under Colorado’s rules for civil cases, attorneys must attest that the complaints they file are well-grounded in fact to…
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Colorado justices, by 5-2, say Longmont detective did not violate suspect’s Miranda rights
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The Colorado Supreme Court’s majority ruled on Monday that a Longmont detective did not coerce a suspect into talking by making references to how a judge would look at his character, and by suggesting he may get out of prison “in time to see your son’s prom.” Under the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Miranda…
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Colorado Supreme Court blocks ‘child-to-parent violence’ testimony in Boulder County case
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The Colorado Supreme Court concluded on Friday that a Boulder County judge incorrectly green-lit a psychologist’s expert testimony when the defendant had not laid the necessary groundwork for the evidence. State law requires criminal defendants to provide notice and undergo a court-ordered examination if they want to introduce expert evidence of their mental condition at…
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Colorado Supreme Court signals intervention in 4 ongoing cases
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The Colorado Supreme Court recently signaled that it may intervene in four cases from various trial courts, two criminal and two civil. At least four of the court’s seven members must agree to initiate the process of granting relief in a case outside the usual appellate procedure. The cases address an expert’s insight into child-parent…
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Colorado Supreme Court says Boulder County judge could not order DA to pay for defense lawyer’s costs
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A Boulder County judge exceeded her authority by ordering the district attorney’s office to pay a defense lawyer’s costs for deleting an improperly shared image, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The DA’s office sought the justices’ intervention after District Court Judge Dea M. Lindsey allowed defense counsel to recover nearly $3,000 from the…
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Colorado Supreme Court accepts cases on parole revocation, debt collection
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The Colorado Supreme Court recently announced it will decide whether people must appeal their revocation of parole to the parole board itself, or if they can seek judicial review directly. At least three of the seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. The justices also will decide whether a debt collection company…
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Colorado justices to hear cases on ‘borrowed’ allegations, policyholders’ failure to cooperate
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear an appeal asking whether lawyers can incorporate allegations from other lawsuits into their own complaints without personally speaking with witnesses in the prior cases first. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. The justices will…
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Appeals court clarifies attorneys may ‘borrow’ allegations from other litigation when filing suit
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday made it easier for plaintiffs to bolster their civil claims, concluding attorneys are not forbidden from using allegations in other litigation in their own complaints. Under Colorado’s rules for civil cases, attorneys must attest that the complaints they file are well-grounded in fact to the best of their “knowledge, information, and…
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‘Give me the goods’: State judges tell young lawyers how to win trust, cases in the courtroom
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Be prepared. Know the courtroom. Learn the judge’s background. Make clear what you want. Show the judge how to get there. Look nice. Be mindful of the stickers on your water bottle. Those were some of the bullet points of advice that new attorneys heard earlier this month at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse in Denver. The…