Tag: Judge Ryan Loewer
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Appeals court clarifies guardrails for mandatory arbitration
Colorado’s second-highest court issued two decisions in recent weeks that clarified the limits on mandatory arbitration, including for cases that raise workplace sexual harassment claims. While arbitration can be a more efficient and private form of dispute resolution compared to a lawsuit, it can also lack transparency and generally leaves a person without an avenue…
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Colorado justices recognize limited right to evidence in postconviction challenges
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that defendants challenging their convictions may, in certain circumstances, be entitled to receive the information the prosecution already handed over for trial at no cost. The justices rejected the argument that defendants seeking postconviction relief must use the open records law specific to criminal justice records, which prosecutors’…
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Appeals court finds no illegal sentence when defendants forfeit time-served credit
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that criminal defendants may agree to relinquish the credits they earned while incarcerated pending trial, despite a state law guaranteeing that such time “shall be deducted” from a person’s sentence. Kerry Ellis Endsley pleaded guilty in Jefferson County to attempted murder and attempt to disarm a peace officer. His…