Tag: district attorney
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Colorado justices: El Paso County judge erred by removing prosecutor for comments about stabbing public defenders
The Colorado Supreme Court, by a 5-1 vote, concluded on Monday that an El Paso County judge mistakenly removed a prosecutor from a murder case after he was overheard saying he hoped the defendant would stab public defenders if he were released from custody. As the prosecution and the defense litigated Rocky Wayne West’s competency…
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Colorado justices: El Paso County judge erred by removing prosecutor for comments about stabbing public defenders
The Colorado Supreme Court, by a 5-1 vote, concluded on Monday that an El Paso County judge mistakenly removed a prosecutor from a murder case after he was overheard saying he hoped the defendant would stab public defenders if he were released from custody. As the prosecution and the defense litigated Rocky Wayne West’s competency…
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Colorado Senate committee advances bill to create 29 judgeships, with lawmaker support delicate
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to establish 29 new Colorado judgeships by a vote of 6-1 on Wednesday, with supporters and opponents both cautioning that their positions could change based on the availability of money. The committee heard testimony from numerous witnesses in support of the bill, including from sitting judges. Chief Justice…
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Colorado Supreme Court intervenes in second Weld County case after botched cell phone search
The Colorado Supreme Court stepped in to do damage control this month in a second Weld County criminal case, following a trial judge’s failure to contain the fallout from a botched cell phone search. Marquise Shadell Daniels and Laura Tellers separately have sought the Supreme Court’s intervention after more than 120 confidential attorney-client communications fell…
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Boulder County prosecutors’ evidence insufficient for attempted murder charges, appeals court agrees
Colorado’s second-highest court agreed last week that Boulder County prosecutors fell short of demonstrating a man likely attempted extreme indifference murder against multiple SWAT officers when he set off an explosion in his hotel room, causing window damage without any injuries. Prosecutors charged Leon Kiyoshi Gladwell with attempted extreme indifference murder. Under Colorado law, a person…
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4th Judicial District Attorney race: Michael Allen vs. Jeremy Dowell | Voter Guide
The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s race this year pits Republican incumbent Michael Allen against Democrat Jeremy Dowell, an attorney representing Colorado Springs-area children in the juvenile justice system. Allen, first elected district attorney in 2021 and seeking a second term this November, promises to build on his office’s status as a leader in prosecuting violent…
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Colorado justices, by 5-2, reverse sanction on prosecution in Ouray rape case
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday, by 5-2, that a Ouray County judge wrongly prohibited the prosecution from using late-disclosed evidence in a hearing to determine whether probable cause existed to bring the defendant to trial. The court’s majority believed the judge’s failure to explain the basis for the sanction doomed his order. However,…
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‘Uncharted territory’: Colorado Supreme Court wades into murder case involving wrongly disclosed files
The Colorado Supreme Court signaled last week that it may intervene in a Weld County murder case in which a trial judge has struggled to contain the accidental release of confidential defense documents to the prosecution. Marquise Shadell Daniels stands accused of murdering Blaire McQueen in December 2020. In an unusual twist, an investigator for the defense,…
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Colorado Supreme Court tosses Boulder DA’s appeal for failure to follow procedure
Although the Colorado Supreme Court indicated earlier this year that it might intervene in an ongoing Boulder County prosecution implicating a key 2020 police reform law, the justices reversed course last week after realizing the district attorney’s office neglected to follow the correct appellate procedure. Originally, the prosecution sought the Supreme Court’s immediate guidance on…
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Incumbent 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen takes commanding lead in Republican primary
Incumbent Michael Allen took a commanding lead in the race for 4th Judicial District Attorney among both El Paso and Teller county voters in the June 25 Republican primary election. Unofficial results updated by the Secretary of State’s Office at about 8:25 p.m. show Allen had between a 35-point lead in El Paso County, and…