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Appeals judge to law enforcement: Be wary of repeated failures to retain evidence
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A judge on the state’s Court of Appeals has sent a stern warning to law enforcement following a series of missteps in Boulder County that resulted in a failure to retain or turn over evidence. Judge Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov on Thursday authored a concurrence upholding William Robert Eason’s 2021 criminal conviction and finding…
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Appeals court declines to overturn convictions after jurors had contact with defendant’s family
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Even though two Montezuma County jurors had contact with the defendant’s family during trial in a manner that made one juror feel “nervous” and “uneasy,” the state’s Court of Appeals has declined to reverse the convictions. As part of a criminal defendant’s right to a fair trial, jurors are prohibited from considering information that is…
