Tag: 12th Judicial District
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Costilla County commissioners call special meeting following former sheriff’s indictment, resignation
The Costilla County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting Monday to discuss a replacement for the county’s top law enforcement official following the resignation of Sheriff Danny Sanchez, according to a public notice from the county. Sanchez resigned from his post after the 12th Judicial District indicted him on several counts of official…
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Costilla County sheriff, 4 deputies indicted in abuse of a corpse, assault cases
Two grand juries in the 12th Judicial District indicted five members of the Costilla County Sheriff’s Office in separate cases on Thursday involving improperly collecting remains and assaulting a citizen. Former Costilla County Sheriff Danny Sanchez and former Deputy Keith Schultz faced indictments after allegedly putting human remains into a paper bag, leaving some behind…
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Barry Morphew indicted on murder charges in the death of his wife Suzanne Morphew
The suspect was arrested in Arizona and will be extradited to Colorado
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Colorado justices, 4-3, reject defendant’s challenge to biased judge
Although the Colorado Supreme Court acknowledged on Monday that a Saguache County judge was disqualified by law from presiding over a criminal case because she briefly represented the defendant before her appointment to the bench, a majority concluded there was nothing it could do because the defense knew about the conflict and stayed silent. By…