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State Supreme Court interprets ‘straw purchase’ law to encompass shared use of guns
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday interpreted a gun safety law enacted after the Columbine High School massacre, ruling for the first time that the illegal transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person can encompass the shared use of a weapon in a household. The court declined to say whether someone can violate the…
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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…
