reasonable doubt
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Another criminal conviction reversed in Adams County due to judge’s improper comments
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For the fourth time in six months, a criminal conviction has been overturned because an Adams County judge erroneously explained the concept of reasonable doubt to jurors in a manner that lowered the prosecution’s burden of proof. Last week, the state’s Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for Joshua W. Moore because of comments…
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Appeals court reverses another Adams County conviction due to judge’s faulty analogy
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Another man convicted in Adams County will receive a new trial because the judge described reasonable doubt to jurors using an analogy very similar to one the Colorado Supreme Court recently deemed problematic. The Court of Appeals’ reversal of Darren Ross Hoffman’s attempted murder convictions is the second time in recent weeks that an Adams…
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Murder conviction reversed due to judge using unacceptable analogy
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A man sentenced to 52 years for the grisly murder of his father will receive a new trial after the state’s second-highest court determined an Adams County judge gave an explanation for reasonable doubt that the Colorado Supreme Court recently declared unacceptable. After the Court of Appeals had repeatedly warned judges over many years to…
