Tag:Capital Punishment

Judicial Discipline, Changes to Parole, Police Funding on Ballot for the 2024 Election

Coloradans will decide whether to fully implement the new judicial discipline system proposed in 2023, and will have to decide whether the legislature will be required to create a $350 million fund solely for police.

US Supreme Court Denies Stay of Execution Application in the Nation’s First Shaken Baby Capital Punishment Case

In a statement, Justice Sonia Sotomayor asserted the expert testimony that contributed to Robert Leslie Roberson’s conviction has been called into question but because he didn't present a cognizable federal claim, the court couldn't intervene.

The Final Execution Carried Out by Colorado

Gary Lee Davis was the final person executed by the state of Colorado, over two decades before Colorado banned capital punishment.

Legislative Look Ahead: Public Safety, Cost of Living, the State’s Litigious Environment in Focus

The Colorado Legislature began its session Jan. 10, and property tax, public safety and the cost of living are expected to be top priorities.

Where the Death Penalty Stands Now Across U.S.

Colorado repealed the death penalty in 2020, but across the nation there are 27 states that have it in place.

First Death Penalty Case in Colorado Was in 1859

The first death penalty case in Colorado happened in 1859.

Sister Helen Prejean Talks Morality of Death Penalty

Sister Helen Prejean has never forgotten the sight of an execution she witnessed in Louisiana three and a half decades ago. She watched a...