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Colorado Supreme Court to examine whether portion of anti-SLAPP law is unconstitutional
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will address whether lawmakers inadvertently violated the state constitution by creating a unique pathway for appeals under a law designed to shield First Amendment conduct from lawsuits. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. The justices also accepted…
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Jeffco murder conviction overturned after appeals court finds police unconstitutionally accessed cell phone
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A man serving a life sentence for murder will receive a new trial after Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week that law enforcement unconstitutionally used a “shortcut” to unlock his phone in time for his original trial. In reaching its conclusion, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals rejected the idea that a cell…
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Appeals court rejects new trial after Jeffco judge inadvertantly live streamed comments about case
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A Jefferson County judge’s comments about the defendant, accidentally broadcast over a live stream that the judge did not realize was running, do not provide grounds for a new trial, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week. Daniel Boman Olguin stood trial in 2021 for a felony trespassing charge. Due to pandemic precautions, the proceedings were…
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Colorado justices ponder dismissal of Jeffco criminal appeal during oral arguments
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Following her convictions for felony menacing and child abuse, news reports surfaced describing Adrienne Marie Stone’s history of threatening neighbors, endangering her kids and maintaining an unsanitary “hoarder” household. But on Tuesday, the mess that members of the Colorado Supreme Court were concerned about was the unclear sequence of events underlying Stone’s prosecution. In an…
