Tag: three strikes
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Colorado Supreme Court confirms ‘3 strikes’ sentences not subject to challenge years afterward
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that defendants serving lengthy sentences under the state’s “three strikes” law, and whose convictions have been final for years or decades, do not have the opportunity to argue their punishments are excessive under current standards. Although Colorado’s Habitual Criminal Act has undergone changes since its enactment nearly a century ago,…
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Colorado Supreme Court to analyze revisions to child neglect law
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will decide whether a recent change to the state’s child neglect law requires more than speculation that a parent’s drug use will cause future, negative effects on a newborn. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. The justices…