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Colorado justices to hear cases on defendant who blamed mom, car rental companies as insurers
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced last week that it will analyze whether a person can be convicted of attempting to influence a public servant when they enlist another party to perform the deceit, and whether vehicle rental companies can be held legally liable as insurers when they choose to offer insurance policies. At least three…
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Colorado Supreme Court finds no requirement for strong evidence of guilt in special type of guilty plea
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Criminal defendants may validly enter into a specific type of guilty plea, even if they insist they are innocent and no strong evidence of guilt supports the plea, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. More than five decades ago, in the case of North Carolina v. Alford, the nation’s highest court upheld the constitutionality of…
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Guilty, yet innocent: Colorado justices examine requirements for unique type of plea
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In 1970, the U.S. Supreme Court gave its approval to a special type of guilty plea, one in which a criminal defendant maintains his innocence while, at the same time, accepting a plea deal from the prosecution. Those “Alford pleas,” named after the case North Carolina v. Alford, are permissible when a defendant believes it is…
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Tipton staff sets mobile congressional office hours in Lake, Gunnison counties
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Members of U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton’s congressional staff plan to hold mobile office hours in Lake and Gunnison counties next week. His aides will be able to help constituents with a range of issues, including business involving Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Affairs, the Bureau of Land Management, Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Internal Revenue…
