History

Hal Hebert has been appealing his murder conviction and life sentence for decades. In addition to challenging a trial witness who was later convicted of serial murders, Hebert asserts his counsel was ineffective.

Convicted murderer, Robert Harlan, was originally sentenced to death but the state Supreme Court overturned the sentence after reports of juror misconduct.

Many lawyers also serve in the political sphere but Gary Hart boasted two back-to-back presidential bids before he returned to practice

After an 1874 water rights dispute led to murder, vigilantes assassinated probate Judge Elias Dyer in a swift show of mob justice in a Granite courtroom.

While Dick Lamm contributed to several enduring laws, his political career remains in a controversial shadow.

CORE’s 1943 Colorado demonstration was one of the first successful protests for the group in the region but it wasn’t until larger court cases like Keyes v. School District 1 that real changes to state laws began happening.

While Browne’s already serving a life sentence for one murder, investigators remain fascinated by his motivations and claims to have killed more.

Luis Archleta, also known as Larry Pusateri and Ramon Montoya, was detained one year ago for escaping from a Colorado prison in 1974.

The CRA joined several other civil rights laws on the books, but the state made little progress toward equality until the 1960s and '70s.

While Colorado's law drew criticism from protestors, it stood up to the First Amendment claim leveled in Hill v. Thomas in 1999.