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Colorado justices skeptical of opening door to resentencing defendants under ‘3 strikes’ law
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court gave an icy reception on Tuesday to the idea that defendants convicted decades ago and serving lengthy sentences under the state’s “three strikes” law should have the opportunity to argue their punishments are grossly disproportionate under current standards. Although Colorado’s Habitual Criminal Act has undergone changes since its enactment…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on ‘3 strikes’ law, Littleton family’s meth exposure
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced this month it will hear cases that could drastically broaden the relief available to people serving lengthy sentences under the state’s “three strikes” law and that would potentially reduce a multimillion-dollar award to two tenants who were poisoned by a downstairs meth operation. At least three of the court’s seven…
