Tag: Fair Trial
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10th Circuit rejects claim that judge pressured defense attorney
‘Far from conveying a closed mind, the district court’s comments demonstrated a willingness to entertain good-faith objections,’ wrote Judge Joel Carson
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Colorado court reverses convictions after El Paso judge denied fair trial to defendant
An El Paso County judge misapplied the law and allowed harmful information to be heard at the defendant’s trial, Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week in reversing the convictions of Israel Santillan Lopez. Further, the prosecution acknowledged Lopez was correct that District Court Judge Marcus Henson also omitted a key element of the crime of felony…
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Appeals court says Denver judge appropriately handled juror’s heart attack
A Denver judge properly safeguarded the defendant’s rights when he ordered a jury to restart its deliberations after 11 hours with an alternate substituting for a juror who had a medical emergency, the state’s Court of Appeals decided. Ricardo Castro challenged his 2018 convictions for sexual assault on a child by claiming it was “inconceivable”…