Tag: Rogel Aguilera-mederos
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DAs say Gov. Polis undercut justice system by reducing trucker’s 110-year prison sentence
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Colorado district attorneys slammed Gov. Jared Polis in a letter, saying he undercut the justice system by reducing the 110-year prison sentence of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos to 10 years after the truck driver was convicted…
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Gov. Jared Polis commutes sentence of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos from 110 years to 10 years.
Gov. Jared Polis today shortened the sentence of a truck driver convicted of four counts of vehicular homicide earlier this month from 110 years to 10 years. Polis also commuted two other sentences, pardoned 15 individuals and signed an executive order granting 1,351 pardons for convictions of possession of two ounces or less of marijuana. The…
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Resentencing hearing set for I-70 trucker sentenced to 110 years in prison
A judge on Monday set a hearing to potentially resentence Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, the truck driver ordered to serve 110 years in prison for killing four people in a crash on Interstate 70 in Lakewood in 2019. The resentencing hearing, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Jefferson County courthouse, will be held in-person unless COVID-19…
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Rally at the Colorado Capitol calls for clemency for I-70 trucker in prison after fatal crash
Over 100 people rallied in front of the state Capitol Wednesday morning in support of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, a truck driver sentenced to 110 years in prison for killing four people in a crash on Interstate 70 in 2019. Those at the rally demanded Gov. Jared Polis take action to reduce the sentence, echoing the calls…
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EDITORIAL: Commute the trucker’s insane life-plus sentence
America’s fair justice system entices oppressed foreigners to migrate here to improve their lives. Good judges sentence convicts for life when they commit aggravated murders and violent rapes. They keep our country safe, and that’s as it should be. Then we have the 110-year sentencing of 26-year-old Cuban immigrant Rogel Aguilera-Mederos. It exemplifies a grotesque…