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Denver judge wrongly barred witness testimony, appeals court rules in reversing 64-year sentence
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A Denver judge incorrectly blocked a key witness from testifying at a man’s trial, prompting Colorado’s second-highest court to overturn the defendant’s convictions and 64-year prison sentence last week. Jurors convicted Amos Rogers in 2020 of assaulting a police officer, drug possession and carrying a prohibited large-capacity gun magazine, among other offenses. Rogers did not…
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Colorado appeals court finds no problem with juror who was ‘buddies’ with law enforcement witness
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The state’s Court of Appeals ruled last week that a juror who was “buddies” with one of the prosecution’s witnesses was not biased and properly served on a Gilpin County criminal trial. Jurors convicted William Allen Davis in 2017 of multiple driving-related charges. Then-District Court Judge Dennis J. Hall cautioned beforehand that because Gilpin County…
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Walmart not liable for detaining customer who refused to show receipts, appeals court agrees
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A man who repeatedly attempted to walk out of Walmart stores without showing his receipts, then sued the company when employees detained him on suspicion of shoplifting, cannot hold Walmart liable for false imprisonment, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. William Montgomery has filed a deluge of lawsuits in state and federal court alleging the…
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Adams County judge properly dismissed charge after prosecutors failed to disclose evidence, appeals court says
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Because Adams County prosecutors disclosed key evidence in a criminal case only four days before trial – and 11 months after the evidence first became available – a judge acted within his authority by dismissing one of the charges against the defendant, the Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. James Andrew Petrie stands accused of three drug-related…
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Colorado Supreme Court takes up 3 criminal appeals, ‘Indian child’ case
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will hear three criminal appeals and one case exploring the government’s obligation to determine whether children in welfare proceedings qualify for the longstanding protections granted to American Indians. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to take up a case on appeal. The criminal…
