After Jesus Gutierrez was convicted of felony menacing and unlawful use of an incendiary device in… Continue Reading Cruel and Unusual?
A look at the history behind Colorado’s habitual offender statute
Gregory Scott in 1993 became not only the first Black man to hold one of the… Continue Reading Gregory Scott’s Historic Time on the Bench
Hall of Fame inductee contributes to state Supreme Court firsts
The pandemic has brought into stark relief the challenges to Native American tribes’ ability to keep courts running remotely Continue Reading Pandemic Challenges Pile Up for Tribal Courts
COVID-19 has exacerbated infrastructure and systemic problems for tribal communities
Years before O.J. Simpson’s famed 1994 car chase, a Colorado police pursuit was one of the… Continue Reading 1988 Bank Robbery Ends in Televised Chase and Deaths
Colorado car chase was one of first witnessed live
Helene Pruszynski went missing on Jan. 16, 1984, and the next day was found dead with… Continue Reading Colorado Cold Case Closed
A case for forensic genealogy
Jonelle Matthews’ 1984 disappearance baffled investigators for decades until her remains were found by a Weld… Continue Reading Decades Old Greeley Cold Case Ends in 2020 Arrest
Suspect in custody in relation toJonelle Matthews’ murder
Before Colorado’s founding, a plot of land in the San Luis Valley was granted in 1844… Continue Reading Four Decades Later
Cielo Vista Ranch’s long legal history
The Federal Bureau of Investigation sometimes recruits former convicts to be informants for the agency, but… Continue Reading Colorado’s FBI Informant-Turned Serial Killer
Scott Kimball’s Boulder murder spree
First-degree murder is “the deliberate and premed-itated killing of a human being with express malice,” according… Continue Reading Express Malice
The line between deliberate, premeditated killing and self defense
Charles Ginsberg, a prominent Denver attorney at the turn of the century, may be best known… Continue Reading The Dramatic Tale of Charles Ginsberg
Local lawyer fought KKK hold, while occasionally sparring with colleagues