Author: By Michael Karlik michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
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Appeals judge to Supreme Court: Please endorse a single reasonable doubt definition for Colorado
A member of Colorado’s second-highest court asked the state Supreme Court last week to endorse one definition of “reasonable doubt” for trial judges to use — out of the three versions currently on the table. Colorado’s template jury instructions for criminal trials used to explain reasonable doubt as a doubt, based upon reason and common…
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Right to record: Federal court may recognize First Amendment right to document police
It had been barely 10 seconds since Lakewood Police Agent Ahmed Yehia stepped out of his patrol vehicle before things escalated. “You got a f—in’ problem, you f—in’ goon? Get the f–k out of my f—in’ line, man,” protested Abade Irizarry, the man holding a video camera, after Yehia stopped roughly 1 foot in front…
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Mark Redwine found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in death of son Dylan
A La Plata County jury convicted Mark Redwine of second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death on Friday, more than eight years after killing his 13-year-old son, Dylan. There was a brief outcry from the gallery after La Plata County District Court Chief Judge Jeffrey R. Wilson read the outcome of the first count…