methamphetamine
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Third Denver-area library closes due to meth contamination
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The Bemis Public Library became the third Denver-area library in the past month to temporarily closed due to methamphetamine contamination, a trend that illustrates how drug use is spilling over into public spaces normally associated with children and learning. Following meth contamination findings in the Boulder and Englewood public libraries, the city of Littleton proactively…
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In rare move, appeals court reverses itself to concede unlawful search
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After taking an extraordinary third look at a criminal appeal out of Gilpin County, Colorado’s second-highest court this week made the rare move of withdrawing its prior decisions and reversing the defendant’s drug conviction. Nearly 11 months after it first concluded a sheriff’s deputy lawfully seized a sunglasses case from Robert Scott Schweizer’s van that contained methamphetamine, a…
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Appeals court overturns Jeffco drug conviction for detective’s improper testimony
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Colorado’s second-highest court determined last month that a detective’s expert testimony claiming the defendant had a “classic case” of possessing drugs with an intent to distribute amounted to a fundamental error that required reversing the conviction. State and federal courts have delineated when an expert’s testimony is improper at trial, including when an expert opines…
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Out West Roundup: Motion-activated cameras capture animals being wild, weird
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Wyoming Motion-activated cameras capture animals being wild, weird CHEYENNE – How does a bighorn sheep say “cheese?” Some charismatic critters caught by motion-detecting wildlife cameras seem to know how to strike a pose. But it’s not just show business. As these devices get ever smaller, cheaper and more reliable, scientists across the United States are…
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Grant continues drug task forces in CO, WY, UT
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The director of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program does not expect President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to alter the federal funding that helps keep the program operating. “Our experiences with Congress over many years has been overwhelmingly positive, whether it’s Democrats or Republicans,” said Rocky Mountain HIDTA Director Tom Gorman. “The president…
