Tag: Judge Philip Mcnulty
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Appeals court orders Jeffco judge to reinstate dismissed drug charges
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Even though nearly seven months passed between the defendant’s arrest and the filing of criminal charges, Colorado’s second-highest court determined a Jefferson County judge was wrong to dismiss the case and ordered him to resume the drug-related proceedings. Under Colorado law, prosecutors are required to…
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Colorado court finds no racial discrimination in Jeffco prosecutors’ jury selection
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A Jefferson County judge correctly found no racial discrimination was behind prosecutors’ dismissal of two apparently Hispanic jurors, the state’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday, even though some of the prosecution’s reasons did not match with reality and the judge seemed largely concerned about the “long day” when justifying the women’s removal. Under longstanding U.S.…