Tag: Jury
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Denver jury finds man guilty of fatally shooting a couple, their daughter
A Denver jury on Friday found Bustaman Kartabrata guilty of three counts of first-degree murder after he shot and killed a couple and their daughter in May 2019. The jury also found him guilty of menacing a surviving family member. Kartabrata, 62, shot and killed his stepson Joseph McDaniels along with his wife Althea McDaniels…
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Tina Peters, indicted by Mesa County grand jury on 10 counts in election equipment tampering probe, turns herself in
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and her deputy, Belinda Knisley, turned themselves in to authorities Wednesday afternoon at the county sheriff’s department hours after prosecutors released a 13-count grand jury indictment alleging the pair took part in a “deceptive scheme” to breach secure voting equipment,…
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Tina Peters indicted by Mesa County grand jury on 10 counts in election equipment tampering probe
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has been indicted by a grand jury on 10 counts related to an ongoing investigation into alleged election equipment tampering and official misconduct, prosecutors said Wednesday. Peters, a Republican candidate for Colorado secretary of state, faces seven felony charges and…
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State Supreme Court reverses man’s convictions for handling of race-based juror dismissal
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man serving a 144-year sentence for kidnapping, sexually assaulting and trying to kill a teenager will receive a new trial, after the Colorado Supreme Court decided Monday that a Denver judge improperly handled the defendant’s assertion of racial discrimination in his jury selection. Members…
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Appeals court finds Arapahoe prosecutor misstated law, reverses murder convictions
An Arapahoe County prospector misstated the law to a jury, prompting the Court of Appeals to label her actions misconduct and order a new trial for the defendant. Kenneth Michael Kaminga stood trial in 2018 for the killings of Aaron Williams and Javier Gaytan in Aurora. Kaminga told his girlfriend, “I murdered two people tonight,” and…
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Denver man found guilty in 2019 murder of tow truck driver
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A Denver jury on Friday convicted a man of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a man to avoid paying a towing fee, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office. Victor Arenas-Foote, 28, was convicted of first and murder in the shooting of 36-year-old tow truck driver Paul Dakan on Dec. 15, 2019. A jury deliberated…