Tag: Habitual Criminal
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Appeals judge argues prior decision on defendant’s ‘3-strikes’ sentence was wrong
A member of Colorado’s second-highest court argued on Thursday that a defendant stands wrongfully sentenced under the state’s “three-strikes” law, and an earlier appellate decision saying otherwise was incorrect. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel agreed that Kiki Lamount Douglas’ 96-year prison sentence was likely excessive. Originally, Douglas’ trial judge multiplied the maximum sentence as…
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Appeals court declines to overturn defendant’s ‘3 strikes’ sentence
Colorado’s second-highest court concluded on Thursday that a defendant was sentenced under the state’s “three strikes” law in a manner that did not comply with the U.S. Constitution, but the mistake did not require reversal. Known as the Habitual Criminal Act, Colorado’s law requires judges to impose three or four times the maximum sentence if a…
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Pueblo officials blame lax crime laws for shooting that left 3 officers wounded and a suspect dead
The Pueblo police chief and mayor placed blame on “soft-on-crime legislation” during a news conference after an officer-involved shooting the night before left three officers hospitalized and a suspect dead. Three Pueblo Police Department officers were shot by a suspect in an attempted murder case. Gunfire broke out around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday near West Mesa…