Colorado lawmakers wade into a scandal at the state's crime lab
Republican and Democratic lawmakers at the Colorado State Capitol have joined forces on a bill they hope restores trust in ...
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Colorado Bureau of Investigation under fire for not notifying defendants evidence used against them may have been falsified
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is under the microscope. State lawmakers grilled CBI Director Chris Schaefer about the agency's handling of a scandal involving evidence in thousands of ...
The Gazette22d
Former Colorado Springs defense attorney accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old waives preliminary hearing
At the time of Cushing's arrest James Karbach, a spokesman for the Colorado State Public Defender’s Office, confirmed to The Gazette that Cushing no longer worked at the public defender’s ...
Westword24d
Colorado Jury Duty Has No Exemptions for Old Age. That Could Change Soon.
The Colorado Municipal League and Office of the Colorado State Public Defender both declined to take a position on the bill when asked by Westword. "We want to make sure that juries represent a ...
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Colorado Supreme Court to review case of spiritual leader found guilty of child abuse
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will reivew whether the Court of Appeals correctly overturned a ...
Reason7d
Colorado Appellate Courts "Disapproving" Lower Court Decisions That Led to Acquittal
We received a second amicus brief from the Colorado State Public Defender, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, and Alternate Defense Counsel. Query whether this would be forbidden in the federal system ...
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Colorado Bureau of Investigation under fire for not notifying defendants evidence used against them may have been falsified
James Karbach with the Colorado State Public Defender agrees. "A contract for accreditation is supposed to enhance the reliability of the lab and ensure it not inhibit doing justice when major ...
The Denver Post26d
16th Street Mall stabbing suspect’s path marked by mental illness, homelessness, drug use
Two additional victims were wounded but survived. A representative of the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender, which is representing Caudill in the murder case, declined to comment for ...
The Bulletin2dOpinion
Editorial: Does the state need a mandated percentage of public defenders employed by the state?
Oregon has a public defender problem. It isn’t providing a lawyer to everyone who is entitled to one. Gov. Tina Kotek and ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch4d
Missouri lawmakers blast public defender for employing felon tied to child murder case
Dirk Deaton, the committee chairman, asks Mary Fox, director of the Missouri State Public Defender, about the hiring of David Spears, who was convicted of two felonies in connection to the 2007 ...
The Daily Gazette8d
Schenectady County approves contract with public defenders union
Schenectady County public defenders will receive a pay boost over the next three years under a collective bargaining agreement approved by county lawmakers Tuesday. The contract comes 10 months ...
Seattle Times24d
WA counties want big money to address public defender crisis
because the state’s public defender system has been teetering on the verge of collapse. Governments are supposed to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who can’t afford to pay ...