Tag:Sixth Amendment
Courts
Colorado Supreme Court Hears Criminal Cases, Congressional Map Controversy
On Oct. 12, the Colorado Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two criminal cases and a proposed congressional redistricting map.
Courts
Colorado Supreme Court Returns for September Arguments
The Colorado Supreme Court will hear its first oral arguments of the fall session next week. Cases to be heard include several criminal matters and a case involving childhood medical bills and medical malpractice.
History
Colorado’s History of Capital Punishment
Gov. Jared Polis in March signed a bill repealing the state’s authority to carry out capital punishment.
Courts
Supreme Court Hears First Arguments of 2020
The Colorado Supreme Court heard its first oral arguments of 2020 last week. They included a couple of criminal cases that took up Sixth...
Courts
Court Opinions – Jul 15, 2019
People v. Flynn
Defendant Thomas Flynn appealed his judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of menacing, vehicular eluding, reckless endangerment, failure...
Community
A Protector of the Court
Attorneys who had cases assigned to Judge Richard Matsch tend to remember a particular quirk about how he ran his courtroom: If you put...
Law Week -
Courts
Court Opinions- Apr 01, 2019
U.S. v. Chica-Orellana
This matter is before the court on the government’s motion to enforce the appeal waiver in Jose Chica-Orellana’s plea agreement pursuant to...
Courts
Supreme Court Analyzes Colorado’s Sentencing Scheme
Colorado criminal courts can hand out enhanced prison sentences when they determine that the crimes committed had “extraordinary aggravating circumstances.” The state Supreme Court...
Law Week -