People v. Novotny, 2014 CO 18 (Colo. 2014)
A defendant sought to challenge for cause the selection as a juror of an assistant attorney general in the Colorado attorney general’s office. Under Colorado law, “a trial court is therefore statutorily required to sustain a proper challenge for cause to a prospective juror who is a compensated employee of a public law enforcement agency.” …
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…
State ex rel. Salazar v. Davidson, 79 P.3d 1221 (Colo. 2003).
The Colorado legislature failed to file legislation on redistricting after the 2002 Census and before the general election. A state trial court developed a plan which was used for the election. The newly elected legislature enacted a new redistricting plan, which the Governor signed. The Attorney General filed an original action in the state Supreme…
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…
