Tag: judge christopher baumann
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Divided appeals court upholds $111,600 restitution order in Denver murder case
Colorado’s second-highest court last week upheld a Denver judge’s crime victim restitution order as valid, but with continued disagreement over how to apply the Supreme Court’s recent guidance about the state’s restitution law. In Colorado, when a convicted defendant is required to pay financial restitution, prosecutors typically must provide the requested amount by the time…
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Polis, corrections director immune from man’s lawsuit over prison work program, appeals court rules
Gov. Jared Polis and the former director of the Colorado Department of Corrections are immune from an incarcerated man’s lawsuit for money damages over the state’s prison work program, the Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. John Patrick Fletcher, who resides at Buena Vista Correctional Facility, sought roughly $2 million from Polis and Dean Williams,…