pine creek high school
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State Supreme Court faults defendant for not objecting to sleeping juror
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If a criminal defendant had a problem with the juror who repeatedly fell asleep during his trial, he should have objected to it, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The justices reached that conclusion even after acknowledging all parties at Elliott J. Forgette’s burglary trial were aware of the sleeping juror and Forgette’s defense…
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‘Once-in-a-lifetime experience’: Supreme Court, students engage at Colorado Springs school
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It took social studies teacher Ty Allen several years to bring the Colorado Supreme Court to his high school in Colorado Springs, but Allen’s efforts paid off on Thursday when the state’s seven justices appeared before an auditorium of Pine Creek High School students and staff. “I’ve been reaching out to them every couple of…
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State Supreme Court hears cases on sleeping juror, ‘straw purchase’ law
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The Colorado Supreme Court traveled to Colorado Springs to hear two cases on Thursday, exploring whether a sleeping juror implicated a defendant’s constitutional right to a jury of 12, and whether there was sufficient evidence to convict a woman for violating the state law that prohibits “straw purchases” of firearms. Oral arguments at Pine Creek…



