Tag: Judge Catherine Mitchell Helton
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Former El Paso County public defender guilty in child sex assault case
A former El Paso County public defender was found guilty Friday by a jury in the 4th Judicial District of sexually assaulting a child, according to a news release from the District Attorney’s Office. Thomas Cushing was 26 when he was arrested in November 2024. He faced one count of sexual assault against a child,…
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Divided appeals court reverses murder convictions due to faulty self-defense instruction
Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week that an incomplete self-defense instruction required the reversal of an El Paso County defendant’s murder convictions. Demetrius Montez Martin was among those present late at night at a club in Colorado Springs. An argument ensued and Martin got in his vehicle and drove off. Someone fired multiple gunshots in…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on Weld County redistricting, Xcel electrocution
The Colorado Supreme Court announced recently that it will hear appeals in multiple cases, including whether Weld County must follow state law when drawing new legislative districts and when utilities may be held liable for injuries caused by their power lines. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to take up a…