Tag: jefferson county
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Colorado justices agree Jeffco not immune from parking garage slip-and-fall suit
The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on Monday that a parking garage owned by Jefferson County qualified as a “public building” and a resurfacing project that created a hazard amounted to “maintenance,” which, in combination, meant the county is not immune from liability for a woman’s slip-and-fall. The case implicated the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, which…
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Colorado Supreme Court to review limits on negligence claims in case over Denver restaurant fire
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review whether a judicially created rule barring certain types of negligence claims applies when a defendant acts recklessly to cause an injury. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take up an appeal. The justices also signaled they may intervene in…
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Colorado justices ponder whether evidence enough to convict man of sex crime
The Colorado Supreme Court considered this week whether Jefferson County prosecutors actually had enough evidence to convict a man of a child sex crime, based on a one-minute, sexually suggestive conversation for which he is serving six years to life in prison. Previously, the state’s Court of Appeals concluded James Clayton Johnson’s alleged comments toward…
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Appeals court rejects new trial after Jeffco judge inadvertantly live streamed comments about case
A Jefferson County judge’s comments about the defendant, accidentally broadcast over a live stream that the judge did not realize was running, do not provide grounds for a new trial, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week. Daniel Boman Olguin stood trial in 2021 for a felony trespassing charge. Due to pandemic precautions, the proceedings were…
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Scrutiny aimed at redistricting commission’s maps over minority protections
Preliminary draft maps unveiled in June by the state’s legislative redistricting commission, if not adjusted, could violate federal civil rights laws, two state lawmakers said this week, by splitting minority communities in some parts of the state. At issue is the way state House and Senate districts are drawn in areas where Black and Hispanic…
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Scrutiny aimed at redistricting commission’s maps over minority protections
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Preliminary draft maps unveiled in June by the state’s legislative redistricting commission, if not adjusted, could violate federal civil rights laws, two state lawmakers said this week, by splitting minority communities in some parts of…
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Jefferson County deal seen as ‘win-win’ for outdoor recreation, mining
Open space officials in Jefferson County are eyeing a land exchange that they say would benefit recreation and wildlife as well as a mining company. The proposed deal was described as a “win-win” in a recent press release. The sales tax-funded Jeffco Open Space program would acquire 1,192 acres that would be funded by Martin…
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Jefferson County deal seen as ‘win-win’ for outdoor recreation, mining
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Open space officials in Jefferson County are eyeing a land exchange that they say would benefit recreation and wildlife as well as a mining company. The proposed deal was described as a “win-win” in a…
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Framework proposed for shooting guns in Pike National Forest
A new proposed plan aims to control gunfire on increasingly busy public lands across Colorado’s Front Range. “The Integrated Management of Target Shooting,” as the U.S. Forest Service titles the 28-page document, outlines strategies within Pike National Forest, where land managers and hikers, bikers and off-roaders have long reported disturbing sights and sounds: piles of…
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Framework proposed for shooting guns in Pike National Forest
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new proposed plan aims to control gunfire on increasingly busy public lands across Colorado’s Front Range. “The Integrated Management of Target Shooting,” as the U.S. Forest Service titles the 28-page document, outlines strategies within Pike National Forest, where land managers and hikers, bikers and…