Tag: Appeal
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Supreme Court justice, appeals judge spar over authority to decide issues | APPELLATE UPDATE
‘That’s our role, is to resolve the issue in the way that we think is the best way to resolve it,’ said Judge Elizabeth Harris
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Supreme Court justices could limit the scope of environmental protection laws in Uinta Basin oil railway case
U.S. Supreme Court justices appear poised to limit the scope of the nation’s premier environmental protection law in deciding the case of a proposed 88-mile railroad to haul oil from an oilfield in Utah through Colorado, some legal experts concluded following oral arguments on Dec. 10. The case has the potential to affect decisions by federal…
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Only police officer convicted in death of Elijah McClain appeals verdict, alleging errors
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AURORA, Colo. — The only Aurora police officer found guilty of wrongdoing in the death of Elijah McClain has appealed his conviction. Randy Roedema, 41, faces 14 months in jail and four years of probation after being convicted of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault for his actions in McClain’s death. He is expected to…
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‘It never ends’: Colorado lawmaker hopes for justice as court considers retrial in son’s murder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 18 years after Javad Marshall-Fields was killed, his mother, state Sen. Rhonda Fields, said she is still waiting for the fight for justice to end. Marshall-Fields and his fiancée, Vivian Wolfe, were murdered in…
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10th Circuit gives Denver officer immunity for tasing surrendering, unarmed man
A trial judge mischaracterized body-worn camera footage showing a Denver officer tasing a surrendering, unarmed man, the federal appeals court based in Colorado determined on Tuesday. Consequently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit granted the officer immunity in the excessive force lawsuit against him. The attorney for plaintiff Gregory Heard argued in…
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State Supreme Court agrees Denver officers lacked reasonable suspicion to detain man
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Denver police officers did not have reasonable suspicion of criminal activity when they boxed in a driver with their patrol car, the Colorado Supreme Court decided, deeming the officers’ actions an unconstitutional seizure under the Fourth Amendment. The decision on Monday upheld a lower…
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State Supreme Court reverses man’s convictions for handling of race-based juror dismissal
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man serving a 144-year sentence for kidnapping, sexually assaulting and trying to kill a teenager will receive a new trial, after the Colorado Supreme Court decided Monday that a Denver judge improperly handled the defendant’s assertion of racial discrimination in his jury selection. Members…
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Boulder County Xcel utility line replacement project halted
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Xcel Energy must halt work on a utility line replacement project it’s been working on since April after area residents filed an appeal and the Boulder County Board of Adjustment ruled in their favor Thursday.…