Tag: Judicial District Court
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CBI finds more than 1,000 cases impacted by DNA mishandling during scientist investigation
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The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has now identified more than 1,000 criminal cases impacted by the mishandling of DNA evidence while the bureau investigated former forensic scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods. The investigation into all of Woods’ cases began in September 2023 and, following the completion of the review, 1,003 cases were identified as “impacted” by…
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Denver man receives one of the longest human trafficking sentences in state history
Robert Hawkins, 44, received 448 years in prison on Thursday.
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Caretaker who sexually assaulted at-risk victims in Arvada sentenced
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Arvada man will now spend at least eight years in prison for sexually assaulting at-risk victims while working as a caretaker. First Judicial District Judge Diego Hunt sentenced 72-year-old Eugene “Gene” Gillespie to eight years to life in prison on Wednesday on charges of…
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Colorado’s judicial performance review misses key test of judges’ legal knowledge
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A judge’s appellate record — the number of cases overturned on appeal — is not factored in the judicial evaluation process
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Elizabeth man found guilty of stabbing future mother-in-law to death
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A jury has found a 21-year-old Elizabeth man guilty of fatally stabbing his future mother-in-law after an argument about a kitchen mess. Christopher Leary was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 56-year-old June Anderson in October 2018, according to a news release…
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11 arrested in child enticement operation in northern Colorado
Eleven people suspected of trying to engage in sexual activities with children in northern Colorado were arrested last week during an operation cracking down on exploitation, the Greeley Police Department announced Wednesday. Operation Greeley Predators took place Friday and Saturday, coinciding with the increase in visitors during the Greeley Stampede, police said. Greeley police along…
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Weld County drug dealer with gang ties sentenced to nearly two decades in prison
A 32-year-old Greeley man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for selling methamphetamine as part of a plea agreement. Kory Fuller, 32, was sentenced on Wednesday in the 19th Judicial District Court after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to manufacture or distribute a control substance and special offender. The special offender offense…
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Second shooter sentenced to 3 decades behind bars for 2016 murder of Aurora man
A second man was sentenced Tuesday in the 18th Judicial District Court to 30 years behind bars for the slaying of a 24-year-old Aurora man over an illegal marijuana sale. In January, Jahlil Meshesa, 21, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Jahmar Leckman as a part of a plea agreement that dismissed…
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Serial rapist found guilty on slew of crimes
Serial rapist Tre Miekale Carrasco, 26, was found guilty by a jury in the 18th Judicial District Court Thursday following a five-day trial. Carrasco, who preyed upon at least 11 women in Aurora and Cherry Creek, was found guilty of a slew of charges after a five-day trial including sexual assault with a deadly weapon,…
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Status conference for Boulder shooting suspect’s case scheduled for May 25
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man charged with the mass shooting attack last week at a Boulder-area King Soopers will have a status conference hearing in court May 25, two months to the day after his first court appearance, according to court papers. The hearings are routine in criminal…