People v. Shiffrin, 2014 COA 14 (Colo. App. 2014)
A defendant charged with violations of Colorado’s consumer protection statute challenged his bench trial, at which he was convicted, argued that he was entitled to a jury trial because the relief sought was economic in nature. The attorney general sought restitution, disgorgement and civil penalties, which the defendant argued classified the case as one brought…
People v. Novotny, 2010 Colo. App. LEXIS 364 (Colo. Ct. App. Mar. 18, 2010)
In a criminal trial, defendant challenged a prospective juror because he was an employee of the Colorado Attorney General’s office, representing the state Department of Corrections. State law requires a trial court to sustain a challenge for cause to a prospective juror who is “a compensated employee of a public law enforcement agency.” In this…
