paul kelly
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10th Circuit upholds home search because defendant’s mom invited police to look around
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has agreed police were lawfully inside an Adams County home at the explicit invitation of the defendant’s mother when they spotted the defendant’s handgun in a drawer, leading to federal charges for firearms possession. Mario Raymond Sanchez is serving a three-year sentence for possessing a weapon despite a…
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10th Circuit rejects claim that judge sentenced man ‘in advance’
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A judge in Colorado did not improperly sentence a man “in advance” when he promised the type of consequence he would impose for a repeat offense and then followed through on that promise, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Monday. Maitise Crews, who has a lengthy criminal history, is serving a 21-month…
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10th Circuit reinstates student’s First Amendment lawsuit over anti-Semitic ‘joke’
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A Cherry Creek High School student has credibly alleged school officials violated his First Amendment rights when they expelled him for an offensive social media post, the federal appeals court based in Denver decided on Wednesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit reinstated the lawsuit of a teenager identified as C.G., largely…
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10th Circuit says Denver officials did not violate rights of wrongly-convicted man
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A man who spent nearly three decades behind bars before ultimately being acquitted of the charges may not sue the Denver prosecutors and law enforcement officials whose missteps contributed to his wrongful incarceration, the federal appeals court based in Colorado ruled on Tuesday. Clarence Moses-EL received a 48-year prison sentence for the 1987 assault and…
