larimer county
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Colorado justices consider 33-year-old analogy’s impact on community corrections sentences
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The Colorado Supreme Court pondered an unusual question on Wednesday: When a previous decision relied on an analogy, but the circumstances of the analogy have since changed, is the prior decision still valid? Ryan Wallace Bonde’s appeal to the Supreme Court explores whether Bonde’s time in non-residential community corrections can be deducted from the prison…
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Motor vehicle repair law splits appeals court 3 ways, with call for legislature to step in
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Colorado’s second-highest court was unusually divided on Thursday over the state’s consumer protection law for vehicle owners, with three judges issuing three separate opinions about what the terms of the law require. The Motor Vehicle Repair Act places obligations on repair facilities to provide certain disclosures and estimates to customers before beginning work. If a…
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Colorado’s Alexander Mountain Fire leaves behind charred mountainsides, anxiety over properties
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Debbie Paris and her husband on Tuesday showed up at a center in Loveland where residents affected by the Alexander Fire can get clearance to return to their homes. The couple owns a cabin up in Storm Mountain, and they did not know whether it burned down in the wildfire. Authorities have told residents…
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Colorado Supreme Court takes up cases on severity of vehicular homicide, disclosure of child abuse reports
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will hear cases addressing the severity of sentences for vehicular homicide caused by intoxication and the level of information about child abuse reports that can be disclosed in open records requests. At least three of the seven justices must agree to take up an appeal. ‘Grave and…
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Colorado Supreme Court rejects email as method to notify litigants of contempt proceedings
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The Colorado Supreme Court clarified on Monday that notifying a litigant via email that they are subject to contempt proceedings is not permitted, although one justice suggested the rules should allow for such a method going forward. Under the procedural rules for civil cases, when a person is subject to contempt of court that does not…
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Appeals court finds judge did not punish man for religious beliefs when giving ex-wife parenting authority
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Colorado’s second-highest court last month rejected a man’s claim that a Larimer County judge unconstitutionally penalized him for expressing religious beliefs critical of homosexuality when she awarded parental decision-making to his ex-wife. District Court Judge Laurie K. Dean gave Brandon Ribble’s ex-wife broad decision-making responsibility for the couple’s children as a result of their divorce.…
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Colorado justices to answer sentencing question for defendants in community corrections
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will decide whether to overrule its 33-year-old conclusion that defendants serving time in a non-residential community corrections program are not entitled to deduct that time if they are resentenced to prison. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal.…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss Fort Collins from another lawsuit involving officer’s wrongful arrests
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For the second time in under a month, a federal judge has declined to dismiss Fort Collins from a lawsuit alleging the city’s own failures contributed to a police officer’s repeated wrongful arrests of motorists who were not actually intoxicated. Cody Erbacher is one of several arrestees who filed suit over their encounters with Jason…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss Fort Collins from another lawsuit involving officer’s wrongful arrests
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For the second time in under a month, a federal judge has declined to dismiss Fort Collins from a lawsuit alleging the city’s own failures contributed to a police officer’s repeated wrongful arrests of motorists who were not actually intoxicated. Cody Erbacher is one of several arrestees who filed suit over their encounters with Jason…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss suit against Fort Collins over ex-officer’s meritless DUI arrests
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A federal judge last month agreed a man wrongly charged with drunk driving could sue the city of Fort Collins for failing to appropriately supervise one officer as he repeatedly arrested motorists who were not intoxicated. Jesse Cunningham is one of several arrestees who filed suit over their encounters with Jason Haferman, the former “DUI…
