Tag: Courts
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Two charged with murder of woman in Westminster parking lot
Two men face murder charges after a fatal shooting in Westminster last month. The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said it officially filed murder charges against 19-year-old Daniel Romero and 24-year-old Michael Fernandez, Jr. on Monday morning. The charges stem from an incident that occurred in a parking lot in the 8400 block of Decatur…
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Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace
Colorado’s judicial system is barely closer to fixing what some have called a broken process of disciplining judges a year after voters approved a new method of dealing with the issue and eight months after revelations the state fosters a private system of judges who fall outside of that oversight. The state’s Commission on Judicial…
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Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace
Colorado’s judicial system is barely closer to fixing what some have called a broken process of disciplining judges a year after voters approved a new method of dealing with the issue and eight months after revelations the state fosters a private system of judges who fall outside of that oversight. The state’s Commission on Judicial…
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Los Angeles man indicted for attempting to pimp Colorado women
A Colorado grand jury indicted a 36-year-old man on seven charges related to organized crime throughout the state in 2023. Andrew Dominguez was recently indicted on one count of violation of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA), two counts of attempted pimping, two counts of criminal impersonation, one count of extortion and one count of…
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Private judge agrees to hear arguments to unseal divorce
A journalist divorcing her husband – a Colorado deputy attorney general – said in court filings that she never asked that the private judge hired to handle their case seal it from public view and supports efforts to open it. Former Denver District Court Judge William Meyer, who now works as the top private judge…
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3 guilty verdicts in separate Denver murder cases last week
Three men were found guilty of first-degree murder in separate cases over the last week in Denver District Court. Three different juries found three defendants guilty of first-degree murder charges in relation to incidents in 2023, according to a news release from the Denver District Attorney’s Office. The first trial came to an end on…
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Denver man sentenced after being found with over 11 pounds of cocaine, guns
A Denver man was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison after being found with multiples pounds of cocaine and guns in a 2022 bust. Denver District Court Judge Andrew Luxen sentenced Isaiah Vigil to 18 years in prison on one count of possession with intent to distribute narcotics and one count of violating the…
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Will Colorado courts curb lawmakers’ backdoor taxes
During its August special session, the Colorado General Assembly passed several bills to raise tax revenue and partially fill the growing chasm between federal tax policy and progressive Democrats’ insatiable spending. Although the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) in our state constitution requires a public vote on any “tax policy change directly causing a net…
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First-degree murder charge filed against woman who allgedly stabbed mother to death in Westminster
The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday the filing of murder charges against a woman accused of fatally stabbing her mother in Westminster on Sunday. Sarah Riste, 37, faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with the fatal stabbing of her mother inside a home along 92nd Place in Westminster, according to a news…
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Aurora man sentenced to five years in prison for fatal April hit-and-run
A judge sentenced an Aurora man to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a fatal hit-and-run that occured in April. Michael Graham-Hyde, 73, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident involving death and careless driving resulting in death in connection with a crash that killed a pedestrian and his dog…