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Appeals court reverses another Adams County conviction for judge’s faulty analogy
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday once again overturned a defendant’s conviction because an Adams County judge illustrated reasonable doubt to jurors in a way that improperly lessened the prosecution’s burden to prove him guilty. The Court of Appeals has repeatedly reversed the convictions of defendants for more than a year, after the Colorado Supreme Court decided last January that some judges’ well-meaning attempts…
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Appeals court reverses another Adams County conviction due to faulty analogy
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday reversed another defendant’s criminal conviction in Adams County because the trial judge explained the concept of reasonable doubt to jurors using an analogy that lowered the prosecution’s burden of proof. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals deemed it a “close question,” but ultimately ordered a new trial for Tylor…
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Appeals court reverses another Adams County conviction for judge’s faulty analogy
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The state’s Court of Appeals has reversed another criminal conviction in Adams County because the trial judge attempted to illustrate the concept of reasonable doubt to jurors in a manner the Colorado Supreme Court has since deemed problematic. Jurors convicted Brett Thomas Little in 2019 on one count of criminal mischief after he allegedly broke…
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Appeals court grants new trial to man who represented self in Adams County
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Although the prosecution, the trial judge and even one of the defendant’s own lawyers believed Scott Daniels Barkley was manipulating his criminal case, the state’s Court of Appeals overturned his convictions last week after taking issue with Barkley’s representation of himself at trial. There is a constitutional right to counsel in criminal cases, but a…
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Adams County judge mistakenly found woman too risky to release, appeals court concludes
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A woman spent nearly two decades in the state’s custody after she was found not guilty by reason of insanity of killing her husband. An Adams County judge denied her unconditional release in 2020, despite testimony from medical experts that Priscilla Lee Jansma presented little to no risk of violence. Now, the state’s second-highest court has…
