Witness Retaliation
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on witness retaliation, slip-and-fall
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether defendants can be convicted of retaliating against a victim or witness when that person has not yet testified and is not scheduled to testify. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. There is currently…
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Appeals court overturns woman’s conviction, finds defect in template jury instructions
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Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a criminal conviction from La Plata County on Thursday, concluding it was the “rare case” in which the template jury instructions incorrectly describe how jurors can find someone guilty of retaliating against a witness. The jury that convicted Erin Amber Trujillo was instructed it could find her guilty if she directed…
