sleeping juror
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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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Appeals court finds no problem with sleeping juror at Arapahoe County trial
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Colorado’s second-highest court last week saw no problem with an Arapahoe County judge’s lack of further inquiry after the defendant’s lawyer claimed she saw a juror sleeping through the defense’s closing arguments. Although Amber A. Threlkel’s lawyer alleged one juror was “sleeping throughout a significant portion of my closing argument” at Threlkel’s 2019 trial, District…
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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…
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Appeals court upholds Fremont County conviction despite sleeping juror
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Even though a Fremont County judge noticed a juror closing his eyes for “four to five minutes a couple of times” during the questioning of a key prosecution witness, Colorado’s second-highest court found no violation of the defendant’s right to a fair trial. The state Supreme Court has previously interpreted Colorado’s constitution to guarantee a…
