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Appeals court reverses Cortez man’s conviction for judge’s failure to give home defense instruction
There was enough evidence to support the theory that Shane Dean Darrell French was acting in defense of his home when he threatened his parole officer, Colorado’s second-highest court determined last week. Therefore, a Montezuma County judge acted improperly by failing to instruct the jury about the state’s home defense law. By a 2-1 decision,…

