Author: Michael Karlik
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Appeals court rules Fremont County must compensate victims of jail deputy’s sexual misconduct
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week that Fremont County is responsible for paying $128,357 to two women who were victims of a jail deputy’s sexual misconduct. Samantha Hudnall and Marisa Palmas sued former Deputy Brandon…
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Appeals court rules Fremont County must compensate victims of jail deputy’s sexual misconduct
Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week that Fremont County is responsible for paying $128,357 to two women who were victims of a jail deputy’s sexual misconduct. Samantha Hudnall and Marisa Palmas sued former Deputy Brandon Lucero for violating their rights under the Colorado Constitution. Lucero failed to respond to the allegations and a trial judge…
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Colorado justices issue revised opinion in Robert Ray appeal, addressing life without parole sentence
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court issued a modified decision last week in the appeal of former death row inmate Robert Keith Ray, addressing and rejecting his arguments about the constitutionality of his life sentence. Arapahoe County…
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Colorado justices issue revised opinion in Robert Ray appeal, addressing life without parole sentence
The Colorado Supreme Court issued a modified decision last week in the appeal of former death row inmate Robert Keith Ray, addressing and rejecting his arguments about the constitutionality of his life sentence. Arapahoe County jurors convicted Ray for the 2005 slayings of Javad Marshall-Fields and Vivian Wolfe. He received a death sentence and remained…
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Colorado’s federal trial court proposes ban on ‘smart glasses’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s U.S. District Court is considering prohibiting people from bringing “smart glasses” that could be used as recording devices into the courthouse. The court announced the proposal along with other changes as part of the latest round of amendments to its local rules — the…
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Federal judge permits improper burial claims to proceed against Las Animas County coroner
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge last week permitted some claims related to the improper handling of remains to proceed against the Las Animas County coroner. Sheri Huff of Oklahoma alleged Coroner Dominic Verquer buried her deceased father…
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Colorado’s federal trial court proposes ban on ‘smart glasses’
Colorado’s U.S. District Court is considering prohibiting people from bringing “smart glasses” that could be used as recording devices into the courthouse. The court announced the proposal along with other changes as part of the latest round of amendments to its local rules — the general operating procedures for the trial court. One suggestion, submitted…
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Appeals court finds Colorado judge terminated man’s parental rights based on faulty reasoning
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday determined the evidence did not support a Denver judge’s ruling terminating the legal relationship between a father and his child. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel identified numerous instances where the facts contradicted the trial judge’s findings that the father lacked stable housing and was unable to be “a full-time…
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Federal judge permits improper burial claims to proceed against Las Animas County coroner
A federal judge last week permitted some claims related to the improper handling of remains to proceed against the Las Animas County coroner. Sheri Huff of Oklahoma alleged Coroner Dominic Verquer buried her deceased father with other people’s remains without consent from the landowner and in violation of his duty to the next of kin.…
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10th Circuit hears Denver, officer’s request to overturn $14M jury verdict after 2020 protests
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Members of the Colorado-based federal appeals court considered on Wednesday whether a judge committed errors in the 2022 civil trial where jurors found Denver liable for $14 million for violating the constitutional rights of protesters.…