Tag: judge laurie dean
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Colorado justices consider 33-year-old analogy’s impact on community corrections sentences
The Colorado Supreme Court pondered an unusual question on Wednesday: When a previous decision relied on an analogy, but the circumstances of the analogy have since changed, is the prior decision still valid? Ryan Wallace Bonde’s appeal to the Supreme Court explores whether Bonde’s time in non-residential community corrections can be deducted from the prison…
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Motor vehicle repair law splits appeals court 3 ways, with call for legislature to step in
Colorado’s second-highest court was unusually divided on Thursday over the state’s consumer protection law for vehicle owners, with three judges issuing three separate opinions about what the terms of the law require. The Motor Vehicle Repair Act places obligations on repair facilities to provide certain disclosures and estimates to customers before beginning work. If a…
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Appeals court finds judge did not punish man for religious beliefs when giving ex-wife parenting authority
Colorado’s second-highest court last month rejected a man’s claim that a Larimer County judge unconstitutionally penalized him for expressing religious beliefs critical of homosexuality when she awarded parental decision-making to his ex-wife. District Court Judge Laurie K. Dean gave Brandon Ribble’s ex-wife broad decision-making responsibility for the couple’s children as a result of their divorce.…
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Colorado justices to answer sentencing question for defendants in community corrections
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will decide whether to overrule its 33-year-old conclusion that defendants serving time in a non-residential community corrections program are not entitled to deduct that time if they are resentenced to prison. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal.…