Tag:first-degree murder

Court Opinion: Appeals Court Finds No Error in Medical Expert Testifying to Cause of Death in a First-Degree Murder Trial

The Colorado Court of Appeals concluded that a medical expert’s testimony was admissible in a case where the original cause of death was undetermined.

When a Colorado Court Ruled that Journalists Couldn’t Speak to Someone

In 1982, two reporters at the Boulder Daily Camera found themselves on the wrong side of the law while covering a first-degree murder case.

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Rules on an Aspect of Borrowing Plausibility

The appeals court found that in the case of Houser v. CenturyLink, Houser may borrow plausibility by incorporating allegations from confidential witnesses cited in another complaint.

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Finds Not Guilty Pleas Aren’t Tantamount to Express Assertions of Innocence

The Colorado Court of Appeals also ruled on Aug. 8 that no implied private right of action to enforce fees and taxes for total loss of a motor vehicle.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Holds a REDDI Tip Justified Police Stop

The Colorado Supreme Court held that a REDDI tip of a drunk driver established reasonable suspicion to justify a police stop.

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Opinions for May 30

The U.S. Supreme Court found the 9th Circuit erred in interpreting Strickland v. Washington in a case involving the death penalty.

State Bill Special Report: House Judiciary Committee

This special bill report is courtesy of State Bill Colorado, a product of our publisher Circuit Media.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Opinions for April 8

The Colorado Supreme Court reversed lower court judgments in two cases. One was a first-degree murder case and dealt with Miranda rights.