Tag:Sixth Amendment

Supreme Court to Hear Sixth Amendment Cases Involving Public Defender Swaps

The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear two Sixth Amendment cases involving defendants represented by public defenders.

Supreme Court to Consider Whether Wife’s Removal from Courtroom Violated Defendant’s Right to Public Trial

The Colorado Supreme Court will hear a case on whether removal of a defendant's wife from the courtroom violated his right to a public trial.

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.

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.

Colorado’s History of Capital Punishment

Gov. Jared Polis in March signed a bill repealing the state’s authority to carry out capital punishment.

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...

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...

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...