Tag: Self Defense
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Appeals court orders new menacing trial after faulty self-defense instruction
Colorado’s second-highest court ordered a new trial last week for an El Paso County defendant convicted of felony menacing, concluding an erroneous self-defense instruction may have influenced the verdict. Under Colorado law, self-defense is an affirmative defense, meaning the prosecution must disprove at least one component in addition to proving the underlying offense. Judges are…
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Appeals court overturns road rage murder conviction due to faulty jury instruction
Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a defendant’s murder conviction on Thursday, concluding an Arapahoe County judge provided an incorrect self-defense instruction to the jury about the road rage encounter. In November 2020, Romeo Desean Thompson was behind Phillip Hunt at an intersection. The light turned green, but Hunt did not immediately move forward. Thompson honked, after…
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Denver police teach women free self defense classes — one kick at a time
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A line of women kicking in precision, screamed at their would-be attacker, their hands like bookends on either side of their of heads. “Get back!” A yell and a kick. “GET BACK!” “Hands are in! Hands are in!” Their martial arts instructor, Denver police Sgt.…