Tag: Self-defense
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Colorado Supreme Court explores limits of ‘Make My Day’ defense
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There was no dispute that Justin Brendan Martinez shot and killed his friend, Ismael Huerta, inside Martinez’s house. Martinez and another witness described the shooting as a freak accident, one in which Martinez fired his gun at the floor but happened to fatally wound Huerta.…
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Westminster Circle K could fire 72-year-old store clerk who tried to stop robber, judge rules
A federal judge ruled last month that Circle K lawfully fired a 72-year-old convenience store cashier after she attempted to stop a knife-wielding robber from stealing cigarettes. Mary Ann Moreno was a 16-year employee of the company and was behind the register at a Westminster Circle K store when a man holding two hunting knives…
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Probable cause hearing set for October in I-25 killings, as suspect’s family says self-defense
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The probable cause hearing for the man accused of fatally shooting two brothers in a road rage incident two months ago will now happen in October, amid assertions from those close to the suspect that he acted in self-defense and demands for prosecutors to drop…
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Colorado appeals court overturns conviction for Larimer County judge’s faulty instruction
In a rare move, both the prosecution and defense agreed the state’s Court of Appeals should overturn a man’s assault conviction because a Larimer County judge incorrectly instructed jurors about self-defense. Consequently, a three-judge appellate panel on Thursday ordered a new trial for Anthony John Trimarco, who is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence. In criminal…
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Northglenn man acted in self-defense, will not face charges in stepson’s murder
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man who shot and killed his stepson in Northglenn Saturday will not be charged with the murder since he acted in self-defense, the District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Police responded to a report of an ongoing fight at a home at 11738 Delaware Ct.…
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Appeals court reverses Mesa County murder conviction after faulty jury instruction
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Colorado’s second-highest court has found a Mesa County judge provided a jury instruction that was unsupported by the evidence, requiring reversal of the defendant’s 2019 murder conviction. Although the defense attorney for Joseph William Peace did not object to the faulty self-defense instruction at the time, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals deemed…
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Man killed after allegedly breaking into Jefferson County home
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A man was killed early Monday morning after he allegedly broke into a home in Jefferson County, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the break-in and subsequent killing happened at 4 a.m. in the 10400 block of Ammons Street, a Westminster neighborhood near Wadsworth Boulevard and West 108th Avenue. A woman who…
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Police: Victim in fatal Boulder stabbing attacked several people before death
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A man who was stabbed to death in Boulder last month is believed to have attacked several people shortly before his death, the Boulder Police Department announced Monday. Christopher Eyer, 30, died after he was stabbed on the night of Aug. 20 by one of two men he had gotten into a fight with. Police…