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Colorado Supreme Court tells Weld County to follow state redistricting law
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Weld County must comply with the state law governing how boards of county commissioners are to draw their districts, and the county needs to adopt new maps by next year’s election, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Following the 2020 census, it was undisputed that Weld County did not follow the procedures for how…
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Colorado justices decline to find life sentences unconstitutional for non-triggermen
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A life sentence without parole does not violate the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment for defendants who did not kill the victim personally, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Prior to 2021, life without parole was the punishment for those convicted of felony murder. A defendant is guilty of felony murder if…
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As Colorado Supreme Court weighs life without parole for felony murder, ex-lawmaker casts doubt on state’s argument
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As the Colorado Supreme Court sits down on Monday to decide whether defendants convicted of felony murder prior to 2021 should receive new sentences less severe than life without the possibility of parole, a key legislative change will play a prominent role in the legal analysis. However, according to the lawmaker who led the effort…
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El Paso County district attorney won’t seek charges against former state Sen. Dennis Hisey
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The District Attorney for Colorado Springs, who indicted a Democratic senator on voter fraud tied to residency, has decided not to charge a Republican senator with committing a similar offense. The case involves former state Sen. Dennis Hisey, who was elected to represent Fountain in Senate District 2 in 2018 but ran for a different…
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Indictment against state Sen. Pete Lee dismissed
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An indictment against state Sen. Pete Lee has been thrown out by an El Paso District Court judge, who cited erroneous information presented to a grand jury in August. Lee, a Democrat from Colorado Springs, said Judge Eric Bentley dismissed the indictment following an hour-long hearing Friday morning. Bentley’s order is not yet publicly available, but…
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DA balks at effort to dismiss voting complaint against state senator
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The district attorney who obtained a grand jury indictment against state Sen. Pete Lee is continuing to fight for the complaint to go forward to trial. Lee, D-Colorado Springs, was indicted in August on one class 5 felony charge of falsifying his residency information for voting purposes. Last month, Lee’s attorney filed a motion to…
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District attorney to move forward on Sen. Pete Lee indictment
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The Fourth Judicial District intends to move forward on a felony charge filed against state Sen. Pete Lee, despite District Attorney Michael Allen’s office acknowledging it presented incorrect information to a grand jury. Allen’s office in a tweet Wednesday said despite receiving an update on a key part of information cited by prosecutors, “the evidence continues…
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State Sen. Dennis Hisey accused of voting irregularity
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Sen. Dennis Hisey, R-Colorado Springs, has been accused of voting in a district in which he does not live. The Colorado Ethics Institute, founded in 2020 by former Colorado Democratic Party Chair Rick Palacio and former journalist Curtis Hubbard, asked Republican District Attorney Michael Allen of the 4th Judicial District in Colorado Springs to investigate…
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State Sen. Pete Lee indicted on felony charge of falsifying residence information
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Updated at 9 p.m. with statement from Sen. Lee. An El Paso County fourth judicial district grand jury has indicted state Sen. Pete Lee, D-Colorado Springs, on a Class 5 felony charge of falsifying his residence address for electoral purposes. Lee, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, is known for his sponsorship of criminal justice…
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Colorado Senate panel approves sweeping fentanyl bill on narrow vote
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A Senate panel on Thursday evening narrowly approved what policymakers hope is a robust response to Colorado’s spiraling fentanyl crisis. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted, 3-2, to advance House Bill 1326, after reviewing 19 amendments for several hours. The measure is the General Assembly’s sweeping attempt to confront fatal overdoses, which have surged nationwide over…
