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Colorado Supreme Court overrules itself on felony DUI, makes it harder for defendants to challenge convictions
The Colorado Supreme Court took the unusual step on Monday of partially overruling its own landmark decision from less than four years ago, concluding drunk drivers who were not tried in accordance with state law are not entitled to automatic reversal of their convictions. The court’s majority also clarified that when settled law changes during…
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Colorado justices consider how changes in law should benefit defendants on appeal
When the Colorado Supreme Court decided in late 2020 that defendants charged with felony drunk driving offenses were being tried and convicted contrary to the law’s design, it resulted in the reversal of many DUI convictions on appeal. The government argued against overturning the conviction of one affected defendant, Charles James Crabtree, because the trial court’s…