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Colorado justices confirm lawyers may ‘borrow’ allegations from elsewhere
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that plaintiffs’ lawyers can use allegations made elsewhere to bolster their own clients’ claims, so long as the attorney first performs some degree of investigation into the “borrowed” assertions. Under Colorado’s rules for civil cases, attorneys must attest that the complaints they file are well-grounded in fact to…
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Colorado justices, by 5-2, say Longmont detective did not violate suspect’s Miranda rights
The Colorado Supreme Court’s majority ruled on Monday that a Longmont detective did not coerce a suspect into talking by making references to how a judge would look at his character, and by suggesting he may get out of prison “in time to see your son’s prom.” Under the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Miranda…
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Colorado Supreme Court blocks ‘child-to-parent violence’ testimony in Boulder County case
The Colorado Supreme Court concluded on Friday that a Boulder County judge incorrectly green-lit a psychologist’s expert testimony when the defendant had not laid the necessary groundwork for the evidence. State law requires criminal defendants to provide notice and undergo a court-ordered examination if they want to introduce expert evidence of their mental condition at…
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Appeals court clarifies attorneys may ‘borrow’ allegations from other litigation when filing suit
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday made it easier for plaintiffs to bolster their civil claims, concluding attorneys are not forbidden from using allegations in other litigation in their own complaints. Under Colorado’s rules for civil cases, attorneys must attest that the complaints they file are well-grounded in fact to the best of their “knowledge, information, and…