vandalism
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Appeals court overturns juvenile’s conviction based on Safe2Tell tip
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Colorado’s second-highest court determined last week that a Weld County magistrate improperly relied on an anonymous tip through the state’s Safe2Tell program when she found a juvenile defendant had participated in vandalizing a high school. Surveillance video captured two people spray painting a school building. Administrators subsequently received a tip identifying one of the suspects…
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Colorado appeals court issues rulings on drug money, Pueblo councilman’s vandalism
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday decided a pair of cases involving financial restitution to crime victims, finding defendants are not obligated to repay police departments for money used in drug purchases and also upholding a Pueblo council member’s duty to pay $3,800 for his vandalism. Under Colorado law, most convictions require judges to consider whether…