michael rourke
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CBI DNA debacle hits Weld County in a 45-year-old cold case awaiting trial
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A hearing in Weld County called to shed light on the scope of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA science/testing debacle was postponed when only one of three parties showed up. That party was the district attorney who called the hearing in the first place. Michael Rourke, 19th Judicial District Attorney, subpoenaed the Colorado Attorney…
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CBI DNA debacle hits Weld County in a 45-year-old cold case awaiting trial
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A hearing in Weld County called to shed light on the scope of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA science/testing debacle was postponed when only one of three parties showed up. That party was the district attorney who called the hearing in the first place. Michael Rourke, 19th Judicial District Attorney, subpoenaed the Colorado Attorney…
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Colorado appeals court issues rulings on drug money, Pueblo councilman’s vandalism
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday decided a pair of cases involving financial restitution to crime victims, finding defendants are not obligated to repay police departments for money used in drug purchases and also upholding a Pueblo council member’s duty to pay $3,800 for his vandalism. Under Colorado law, most convictions require judges to consider whether…
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Colorado Supreme Court, 4-3, orders new trial after judge blocked defense from questioning alternate suspect
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In the face of strong evidence suggesting a woman sentenced to four years in prison for burglary did not actually commit the crime, the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday agreed a Weld County judge improperly barred the defense from questioning an alternate suspect during trial. The 4-3 decision held that the inability of Nora Hilda Rios-Vargas…
