Tag: Trial
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Jury selection begins in first of three criminal trials for Elijah McClain’s 2019 death
Jury selection began Friday for the trial of two Aurora police officers accused in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain of Aurora, about two years after Colorado’s attorney general announced their indictments by a grand jury. The trial for Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt is the first of three for the police officers and paramedics…
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Trial set in horrific Denver murder case which shocked seasoned detectives
The trial of a Denver teenager accused of murder in a case which shocked even the most seasoned homicide detectives is set to begin in February. Diego Lopez, 17, stabbed, shot and stomped on 14-year-old Josiaz “JoJo” Aragon last August and then took videos as the boy lay dying, according to arrest records. Lopez, who…
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Judge removes himself from Morphew murder trial over conflict of interest
District Judge Patrick Murphy has removed himself from the Barry Morphew murder trial because of a lifelong friendship he has with an attorney who represents Morphew’s girlfriend. Morphew’s attorneys filed a motion earlier this month to disqualify Murphy because he is close friends with attorney Sean McDermott. McDermott is representing Shoshona Darke, a Salida woman…
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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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Letecia Stauch, accused of killing stepson, enters plea on murder and other charges
Letecia Stauch, the El Paso County woman accused of murdering her stepson, on Thursday pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and 12 other charges. In addition to the murder charge, Stauch’s charges include child abuse and tampering with evidence related to the killing of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch. If convicted of the top charge, she faces…
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STEM School security guard testifies shooter wanted to die
A security guard working at the STEM School Highlands Ranch in May 2019 testified Friday one of the shooters told him, “You need to kill me.” The testimony from guard Shamson Sundara came on the sixth day of the trial of Devon Erickson, 20, who faces 46 separate criminal charges, including first-degree murder, as well…
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Killings of Coronado students: Defense rests at double-murder trial
A 23-year-old man accused of double-murder in the alleged gang assassinations of two Coronado High School teens in 2017 will not take the stand, he said in court Thursday as his roughly four-month trial neared its conclusion. Fourth Judicial District Judge David A. Shakes told the jury that closing arguments in the case against Marco…