thomas ensor
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Adams County conviction overturned after judge’s borrowed jury instruction deemed problematic
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An Adams County judge provided a confusing instruction to jurors in a murder trial that failed to properly explain all of the nuances of self-defense, the state’s second-highest court ruled last month in reversing the defendant’s conviction. District Court Chief Judge Don Quick presided over Jorge Garcia’s 2018 trial, where the only question was whether…
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Colorado’s high court reverses convictions over Adams County judge’s behavior toward defense counsel
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The Colorado Supreme Court reversed a man’s convictions because an Adams County judge violated his Sixth Amendment right to hire a different defense lawyer. The actions of District Court Judge Thomas R. Ensor, who had accused Palmer Gilbert of trying to delay his criminal proceedings, will now result in Gilbert receiving a new trial more…
