patricia herron
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Appeals court reverses murder conviction due to race-based juror dismissal
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A man serving a life sentence for murder will receive a new trial because an Arapahoe County judge improperly allowed prosecutors to remove a juror of color based on her race, Colorado’s second-highest court decided on Thursday. The U.S. Supreme Court recognized more than 30 years ago that intentional racial discrimination in jury selection is…
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Appeals court finds Arapahoe judge mistakenly allowed man to represent self at trial
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Colorado’s second-highest court has determined an Arapahoe County judge wrongfully found a defendant had waived his constitutional right to an attorney when she failed to establish Jahmal Ali Price understood the consequences of proceeding to trial without legal representation. Although the Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the right to counsel, it is possible for defendants…
