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Colorado justices skeptical of combined murder-drug trial in Arapahoe County
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After an Arapahoe County jury convicted Joseph Wayne Washington of numerous charges related to a deadly shooting and drug possession, Washington argued there should have been separate trials for each type of offense, and that combining them was an error. In Washington’s view, jurors were more likely to reject his self-defense argument and convict him…
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Douglas County judge wrongly let man represent himself, appeals court rules in reversing convictions
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A Douglas County judge was wrong to let a man represent himself at trial without ensuring he understood the basic elements of his case first, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday in overturning the defendant’s convictions. The Court of Appeals’ decision was the second time this year it ordered a new trial for David Antonio…
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Douglas County judge wrongly let man represent self at trial, appeals court finds
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A Douglas County judge failed to ensure a defendant understood the charges against him and the consequences of proceeding without a lawyer before she allowed him to represent himself at trial, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. Criminal defendants may give up their constitutional right to counsel, but the decision must be voluntary, intelligent and…
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Douglas County judge subjected man to lifetime sex offender registration without saying why, appeals court finds
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A Douglas County judge did not provide a clear reason why she designated a man a “sexually violent predator” and subjected him to lifetime sex offender registration, the Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. Under Colorado law, a person convicted of a sex offense is labeled a sexually violent predator when, among other things, the…
