Tag: san miguel county
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San Miguel County judge intends to resign as discipline authorities seek alternate resolution
A San Miguel County judge and the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline informed a disciplinary panel last week that new information about the judge’s health has come to light suggesting further proceedings may not be appropriate, and the judge will instead resign from the bench. The Colorado Supreme Court suspended County Court Judge Sean K.…
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Colorado Supreme Court to review case of spiritual leader found guilty of child abuse
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review whether the Court of Appeals correctly overturned a woman’s felony convictions for child abuse resulting in death due to an inadequate jury instruction. Hannah Marshall, 8, and Makayla Roberts, 10, were discovered dead and decomposing in a vehicle located on Frederick “Alec” Blair’s Norwood farm…
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Felony child abuse convictions overturned in high-profile case due to instruction error
Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a woman’s felony convictions for child abuse resulting in death last month after concluding the instructions that a San Miguel County judge provided the jury did not include the necessary language. Hannah Marshall, 8, and Makayla Roberts, 10, were discovered dead and decomposing in a vehicle located on Frederick “Alec” Blair’s Norwood…
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Blue state, Red state: Colorado, Wyoming have twin COVID-19 outbreaks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WHEATLAND, Wyo. — Brandon Graves said COVID-19 arrived in Wheatland the way new movies do in this High Plains farming town: Months after hitting the big cities and without much fanfare. “It kind of trickled in and it never really exploded here,” said Graves, a…
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Blue state, Red state: Colorado, Wyoming have twin COVID-19 outbreaks
WHEATLAND, Wyo. — Brandon Graves said COVID-19 arrived in Wheatland the way new movies do in this High Plains farming town: Months after hitting the big cities and without much fanfare. “It kind of trickled in and it never really exploded here,” said Graves, a lifelong resident and mayor of the town of about 3,500,…
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Reward offered in killing of pregnant horse in Colorado
A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the identification and conviction of the person who shot a pregnant Appaloosa horse on a Wilson Mesa pasture over the weekend in San Miguel County. According to the San Miguel Sheriff’s Office, the Appaloosa horse that was valued at $25,000 has been put down after…