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Colorado Supreme Court finds defendant deprived of chance to testify about lawyer’s advice
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The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on Monday that a man serving a lengthy prison sentence for securities fraud should receive a new trial after he was prohibited from testifying about what information his lawyer advised him to disclose to investors. Kelly James Schnorenberg contended he did not commit securities fraud because he consulted with an…
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Divided appeals court upholds judge’s decade-old violation of restitution law
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Colorado’s second-highest court turned aside a defendant’s challenge earlier this month to a judge’s decade-old order that he pay $28,518 in crime victim restitution, even though the judge failed to comply with state law in doing so. In Colorado, as part of sentencing, judges must consider whether defendants owe financial restitution to their victims. If so,…
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Colorado justices weigh new trial for defendant barred from testifying about his lawyer’s advice
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court considered last week whether a man serving a lengthy prison sentence for securities fraud should receive a new trial, after he was prohibited from testifying about what information his lawyer advised him to disclose to investors. Kelly James Schnorenberg contended he did not commit securities fraud because he consulted…
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Colorado Supreme Court takes up cases on Title IX investigations, COVID campus closure
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The Colorado Supreme Court recently agreed to hear multiple cases implicating a witness’ immunity for making defamatory statements in a school sex assault investigation, whether a university can be sued for closing its campus early in the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether a man should receive a new trial for his numerous securities fraud convictions. At…
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Colorado appeals court expands ability for defendants to have postconviction claims investigated
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Colorado’s second-highest court clarified last month that defendants who have at least one credible claim for postconviction relief are entitled to have appointed attorneys consider and investigate all other claims, without a judge imposing restrictions. A three-member panel for the Court of Appeals agreed a judge in El Paso County was wrong to screen a…
