lincoln county
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Lincoln County judge wrongly denied man opportunity to justify possession of contraband, court rules
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A Lincoln County judge improperly denied an incarcerated man the opportunity to justify his possession of contraband weapons behind bars, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week in reversing the conviction. Colorado law provides for a “choice-of-evils” defense. A person can avoid conviction if they show they were facing imminent harm and engaged in criminal conduct…
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Biased jurors cause appeals court to overturn burglary, theft convictions
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Colorado’s second-highest court has overturned a woman’s convictions for burglary and theft after a Lincoln County judge permitted two biased jurors to serve. Although the state and federal constitutions guarantee the right to an impartial jury, multiple people who sat on Kathyrn Therese Oakes’ jury voiced their opinion that the criminally accused may be “hiding…
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Environmentalists wary of oil and gas leases near Great Sand Dunes
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The Trump administration’s “make America safe through energy independence” plan may be taking hold of eastern Colorado, near the Great Sand Dunes. A news release from the Bureau of Land Management this week said the agency is proposing oil and gas leases on nearly 22,000 acres of federal land across a swath of Colorado. Eleven…
