Tag: judge sean finn
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Appeals court rules juries may have unrestricted access to ‘pretext’ calls between sex assault victims, suspects
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday ruled that trial judges may provide juries with unrestricted access during their deliberations to “pretext” phone calls made by sex assault victims to their alleged perpetrators with a goal of eliciting incriminating statements. The Court of Appeals had never before decided whether pretext calls should be treated like a defendant’s…
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‘Something about that is wrong’: Colorado justices weigh ski resort immunity for child’s debilitating fall
In a case that attracted the interest of Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry, the state Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether parents may waive their children’s right to sue for debilitating injuries that are allegedly the fault of a negligent ski resort operator. Annalea “Annie” Miller was 16 years old when she fell 30 feet from…