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Speedy trials or pandemic protections? Colorado faces a court logjam

Speedy trials or pandemic protections? Colorado faces a court logjam

Thousands of proceedings pile up with halt of jury trials

Durango sexual assault case dismissed, records show

Durango sexual assault case dismissed, records show

Richard Devenero, then 27, had been accused of touching a teen girl

Arson case against Fort Lewis College professor to move forward

Arson case against Fort Lewis College professor to move forward

Colorado Supreme Court rules evidence previously suppressed can be used

Man who led law enforcement on chase, hit deputy’s vehicle is sentenced

Man who led law enforcement on chase, hit deputy’s vehicle is sentenced

Anderson was facing six years in prison

Trial for Mark Redwine, accused of killing son, Dylan, postponed as pandemic spreads

Trial for Mark Redwine, accused of killing son, Dylan, postponed as pandemic spreads

distancing could be difficult for a jury, judge says

La Plata County Jail shrinks population to reduce risk of COVID-19 outbreak

La Plata County Jail shrinks population to reduce risk of COVID-19 outbreak

enforcement, attorneys and judges working to get people out of incarceration

District Attorney Christian Champagne registers for re-election in La Plata County

District Attorney Christian Champagne registers for re-election in La Plata County

challengers have come forward in La Plata, Archuleta and San Juan counties

February 6, 2020

Former La Plata County Sheriff’s deputy sentenced for careless driving causing death

Former La Plata County Sheriff’s deputy sentenced for careless driving causing death

fell asleep on U.S. Highway 550, killing local musician

January 22, 2020

Glacier Club man convicted of assault, racially taunting sheriff’s deputy

Glacier Club man convicted of assault, racially taunting sheriff’s deputy

29-year-old La Plata County man faces up to 6 years in prison

January 16, 2020

Public defender re-appointed to Mark Redwine murder case

Public defender re-appointed to Mark Redwine murder case

permits attorney to represent accused murderer after charges dismissed

January 15, 2020

Ignacio man sentenced for drive-by shooting

Ignacio man sentenced for drive-by shooting

Antonio Castro was facing 14 to 18 years in prison

December 11, 2019

Prosecutors will retry Pagosa Springs man accused of child sex assault

Prosecutors will retry Pagosa Springs man accused of child sex assault

last week could not reach decision, resulting in mistrial

November 7, 2019

Jury heads to deliberation in child sex assault case

Jury heads to deliberation in child sex assault case

Keller accused of assaulting 8-year-old girl in 2018

October 30, 2019

Man charged with animal cruelty pleads guilty

Man charged with animal cruelty pleads guilty

Jeffery Jackson is not allowed to own pets, livestock for duration of probation

October 24, 2019

Man caught keying neighbor’s car pays nearly $1,000

Man caught keying neighbor’s car pays nearly $1,000

Kolter was seen on camera after a vote didn’t go his way

October 11, 2019

Professor suspected of City Market arson banned from store, campus

Professor suspected of City Market arson banned from store, campus

say Durango man set bag of tortilla chips on fire

October 9, 2019

Durango robbery suspect cleared of wrongdoing

Durango robbery suspect cleared of wrongdoing

Defense attorney says police arrested wrong person

September 25, 2019

Man suspected of dragging dog behind truck is charged

Man suspected of dragging dog behind truck is charged

District Attorney’s Office files felony, misdemeanor counts

August 23, 2019

Bond lowered in Mancos murder case

Bond lowered in Mancos murder case

Defense attorney argues initial $1 million cash-only bail ‘unconstitutional’

Dolores man gets prison after charges pile up

Dolores man gets prison after charges pile up

wraps shoplifting penalty into Finocchiaro’s sentence for weapons cases

Mark Redwine’s defense team receives assistance with cadaver dog evidence

Mark Redwine’s defense team receives assistance with cadaver dog evidence

York-based lawyers argue evidence is unreliable

Third judge tapped to oversee retrial in 2012 murder case

Third judge tapped to oversee retrial in 2012 murder case

Mitchell sentenced to life in prison, but appeals court reversed his conviction

Jury finds Durango man not guilty of assaulting officer

Jury finds Durango man not guilty of assaulting officer

Prosecutors dismissed assault charge, then filed identical allegation

Prosecutors weigh murder charges in Ignacio death

Prosecutors weigh murder charges in Ignacio death

Rose suspected of shooting, killing Mark Wayman

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