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Colorado Supreme Court wary of letting Adams County sue Denver over airport noise monitoring
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Three years after a trial judge concluded Denver breached its agreement with Adams County to use a monitoring system for reporting excessive noise levels at Denver International Airport, the Colorado Supreme Court is weighing whether Adams County actually missed its opportunity to sue – by 20 years. The airport opened in 1995 after Denver annexed 55…
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Appeals court confirms Arapahoe County judge’s bias did not affect parenting case
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Although a former Arapahoe County judge admitted to racial bias and received a high-profile public censure two years ago for her misconduct, Colorado’s second-highest court agreed there was no evidence Natalie T. Chase harbored bias against a Hispanic father specifically when she terminated his parental rights. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals decided…
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Denver police failed to provide Miranda warning to suspect, appeals court finds
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Colorado’s second-highest court agreed last week that a suspect was both in custody and subject to interrogation, meaning Denver police needed to provide a Miranda warning for his statements to be admissible at trial. However, the three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals simultaneously found Dalani D. Bland’s comments to police about a bar fight…
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Weld County attempted murder conviction overturned due to faulty jury instruction
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Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a man’s attempted murder conviction and 32-year prison sentence because a Weld County jury actually convicted him of a non-existent crime. To be guilty of attempted murder, a defendant’s conduct must amount to a substantial step toward committing murder. However, for reasons that were unclear, Wade Michael Egloff’s jury was asked…
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Colorado appeals court divided on timeline for awarding restitution to crime victims
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Nearly two years after the Colorado Supreme Court clarified that the typical method by which judges and prosecutors were awarding restitution to crime victims was incorrect, the state’s Court of Appeals is again divided over what the proper procedure looks like. Last week, a three-judge appellate panel disagreed whether El Paso County District Court Judge…
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Colorado Supreme Court accepts 3 cases, including on racial bias in jury selection
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will decide whether a person’s belief that racial bias exists in policing is an acceptable reason to remove them from a jury, or whether doing so violates the longstanding prohibition against race discrimination in jury selection. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to…
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Colorado Supreme Court ponders whether domestic violence treatment is ‘punishment’
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Defendants whose crimes involve domestic violence are generally required to complete a treatment program and face other consequences, including the relinquishment of firearms. This week, the Colorado Supreme Court considered whether juries, instead of judges, should decide whether an offense amounts to domestic violence. To get to the answer, the justices must weigh a related…
