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Appeals court reverses Cortez man’s conviction for judge’s failure to give home defense instruction
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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,…


