Tag: Judge Karl Schock
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Error-prone Douglas County judge triggers another reversal of criminal convictions
Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a defendant’s Douglas County convictions on Thursday due to the error of a judge whose actions have triggered a disproportionate number of reversals to convictions and sentences in recent years. Since 2021, the Court of Appeals has found problems in multiple criminal cases handled by former District Court Judge Patricia Herron.…
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Appeals judge asks Colorado Supreme Court to clarify process for returning seized property to defendants
A member of Colorado’s second-highest court asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to address the consequences of its 2022 decision outlining how convicted defendants are supposed to seek the return of property seized by law enforcement. In Woo v. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, the justices concluded that defendants cannot bring a separate civil…
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Federal, state judges give the do’s and don’ts of criminal appeals | APPELLATE UPDATE
‘One statistic that I think would astonish you is how many times we watch those videos,’ said Judge Gregory Phillips, referring to body-worn camera footage
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Appeals judge warns police against overly broad cell phone search warrants
Judge Karl Schock wrote that multiple cases have now made clear that law enforcement cannot seek wide swaths of data from a suspect’s cell phone that are not tied to the crime