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Colorado Senate passes fentanyl bill, sets felony threshold at 1 gram
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The Senate Friday, on bipartisan lines, approved a sweeping measure that seeks to confront Colorado’s fentanyl crisis by making it a felony to possess 1 gram of an illicit substance that contains the deadly drug. The full Senate approved House Bill 1326 on a 24-8 vote, a day after the chamber decided that prosecutors shouldn’t have…
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Senate advances fentanyl bill, adopts law enforcement’s key request on felony language
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The Colorado legislature’s struggle on how to deal with fentanyl possession took another turn Thursday, when the state Senate decided that prosecutors shouldn’t have to prove that users knowingly possessed the drug in order to charge them with a felony. The revision is the most significant and far-reaching change to come out of the Senate’s work…
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State Supreme Court adopts new accountability standard for prosecutors
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The Colorado Supreme Court has clarified the circumstances under which prosecutors may face professional sanctions for failing to disclose information that they know, or should know, would cast doubt on the guilt of the criminally accused. The rule change also quietly reversed the high court’s two-decade-old precedent requiring disclosure to defendants only when evidence is…
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Appeals court reverses convictions after finding Denver prosecutors committed misconduct
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Denver prosecutors improperly suggested to jurors that a defendant was guilty because he invoked his constitutional right against warrantless searches and seizures, and also improperly pressured jurors to “do justice” for the victim, the state’s Court of Appeals found by a 2-1 decision. The three-judge panel for the appellate court further decided that state law…
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Colorado delegation plans to meet on bill to protect marijuana business
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WASHINGTON – Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation plan to meet Tuesday to discuss the possibility of legislation to protect the state’s marijuana laws and businesses. A spokesperson for Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, acknowledged the planned meeting to Colorado Politics but provided no additional details. “Rep. DeGette has been involved in bipartisan talks during the last…
