Tag: Judge Elizabeth Harris
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Boulder County prosecutors’ evidence insufficient for attempted murder charges, appeals court agrees
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Colorado’s second-highest court agreed last week that Boulder County prosecutors fell short of demonstrating a man likely attempted extreme indifference murder against multiple SWAT officers when he set off an explosion in his hotel room, causing window damage without any injuries. Prosecutors charged Leon Kiyoshi Gladwell with attempted extreme indifference murder. Under Colorado law, a person…
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Colorado Supreme Court explores limits of ‘Make My Day’ defense
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There was no dispute that Justin Brendan Martinez shot and killed his friend, Ismael Huerta, inside Martinez’s house. Martinez and another witness described the shooting as a freak accident, one in which Martinez fired his gun at the floor but happened to fatally wound Huerta.…
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Rio Blanco sheriff can be held liable for jail death, court rules
Because Catherine Rowell had not been convicted of her alleged offense at the time of her death, the sheriff’s office is not immune from being sued