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Divided appeals court overturns defendant’s $350,000 restitution obligation
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Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a defendant’s obligation to pay nearly $350,000 in crime victim restitution last week because an Arapahoe County judge issued the restitution order beyond the legal deadline. The divided decision of a three-judge Court of Appeals panel is the latest illustration of the struggle some judges continue to have with Colorado’s restitution…
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Colorado justices rule trunk search constitutional in Arapahoe County shooting case
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The Colorado Supreme Court reversed an Arapahoe County judge on Monday who found law enforcement conducted an unconstitutional search of a man’s trunk, with the justices instead concluding police had grounds to believe a recently fired gun was inside. Prosecutors have charged Sheron Mario Furness with seven criminal counts related to drug and weapon possession,…
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Colorado legal community honors roster of Black female judges
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Members of the legal community gathered over the weekend in Denver to celebrate the influx of Black women into the state’s judiciary over the past four years, the result of a deliberate campaign to increase diversity after Colorado recently came close to having no Black district court judges sitting on the bench. Now, 4% of…
