Tag: Jerry Jones
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Coach Prime impact: CU Buffs more than double football ticket revenue | Sports Business Insider
Colorado’s latest NCAA revenue and expense report shows Deion Sanders’ immense boost
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Denver judge forced man to choose between right to attorney, speedy trial, appeals court says
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Colorado’s second-highest court last week reversed a man’s convictions after finding a Denver judge forced him to choose between postponing his jury trial if he wanted a lawyer or continuing to trial as scheduled, but with no attorney. Aurelio DeSantiago opted to represent himself and a jury convicted him of multiple assault charges. He received…
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Appeals court orders new trial after Arapahoe County judge failed to instruct jury on self-defense
A man serving 16 years for assault and attempted manslaughter will receive a new trial after Colorado’s second-highest court determined an Arapahoe County judge failed to give jurors a required instruction about self-defense. The law entitles a defendant to such an instruction when there is some credible evidence they acted in self-defense. District Court Judge…
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Appeals court overturns Rio Blanco County convictions after judge’s wrongful order
Although prosecutors in Rio Blanco County eventually secured convictions after bringing a man to trial three times, the state’s Court of Appeals has now wiped away the verdict because of a judge’s erroneous decision to declare a mistrial during the first set of proceedings. On appeal, defendant Edwin Richard Gereaux alleged a range of errors…
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Another Adams County conviction reversed by appeals court for judge’s faulty analogy
The state’s Court of Appeals has reversed another criminal conviction in Adams County because the trial judge attempted to illustrate the concept of reasonable doubt to jurors in a manner the Colorado Supreme Court has since deemed problematic. Jurors convicted Brett Thomas Little in 2019 on one count of criminal mischief after he allegedly broke…
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State Supreme Court wades into intrajudicial conflict over rights of employees
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Colorado’s Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether judges have the power to review personnel decisions involving judicial employees, a rare case in which different parts of the judicial branch are arguing for opposite interpretations of existing rules. During oral arguments on Wednesday, the state’s justices heard that judicial employees are legally different from…
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Betting: Prescott, McCaffrey solid picks for Comeback Player of the Year
Tim Tebow may be all the talk of the NFL, but not even the most devout follower of His Holiness has faith in submitting a 33/1 Comeback Player of the Year ticket. What other players on the rebound could score backers some cold, hard cash? Brad Evans from FTN Bets tosses his hat in the…