Tag: mesa county
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Appeals judge urges Colorado Supreme Court to analyze alimony obligations after spouses’ remarriage
A member of Colorado’s second-highest court urged the state Supreme Court on Thursday to address a question that has produced inconsistent answers over five decades: When divorcing spouses agree that one must pay the other alimony, do they need to explicitly mention what will happen if the receiving spouse gets remarried? The purpose of alimony,…
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Wildfire update: Containment efforts continue on several blazes in western Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Containment efforts continue on several wildfires in western Colorado, including two that started over the weekend, according to incident officials. The Elkhorn fire, burning on La Plata County and U.S. Forest Service land northwest of Durango, has more than doubled in size since Sunday, officials…
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Wildfires update: 2 new blazes force evacuations in southwest Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As emergency crews continue to gain containment on a series of wildfires in western Colorado, two new blazes have forced evacuations in La Plata County in the southwest region of the state, according to fire officials. The Elkhorn fire, which is burning on county and…
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Appeals court expresses ‘some concerns’ with Mesa County judge’s cookie analogy
Colorado second-highest court expressed “some concerns” last week about a Mesa County judge’s comparison of a defendant’s constitutional right to silence to a hypothetical child who has obviously eaten cookies but refuses to admit it. However, a three-judge Court of Appeals panel agreed the illustration did not undermine the fairness of the trial because then-District…
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SCOTUS stalking decision does not apply to non-speech behavior, appeals court rules
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified on Thursday that a U.S. Supreme Court decision recognizing First Amendment protections for alleged stalkers does not apply to prosecutions where the defendant’s stalking is based on something other than their speech. By 7-2, the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Counterman v. Colorado in 2023, a case out of Arapahoe County…
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Mesa County judge wrongly acquitted bail bondsman, appeals court rules
A Mesa County judge incorrectly acquitted a defendant in the middle of his trial, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday, concluding the evidence could have led to the man’s conviction for using a “ruse” or “trickery” to enter an apartment unlawfully. Due to the constitutional prohibition on double jeopardy, defendant Kenneth Maurice Hill’s acquittal stands and…
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Colorado justices to hear cases on defendant who blamed mom, car rental companies as insurers
The Colorado Supreme Court announced last week that it will analyze whether a person can be convicted of attempting to influence a public servant when they enlist another party to perform the deceit, and whether vehicle rental companies can be held legally liable as insurers when they choose to offer insurance policies. At least three…
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10th Circuit grants immunity to Grand Junction, Mesa County officers who fatally shot man 16 times
The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled last week that Grand Junction and Mesa County law enforcement officers could not be held liable for shooting and killing an allegedly mentally ill man in his driveway. The widow of Steve Alire sued multiple officers, plus the city and county themselves, for excessive force. The defendants…