Tag: methamphetamine
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Downstairs meth lab case has Colorado justices evaluating duty to preserve evidence
When an Arapahoe County judge awarded a woman and her daughter $10.5 million for their injuries, finding their landlord had not reasonably responded to allegations of toxic exposure from a downstairs meth lab, he also concluded the landlord willfully failed to preserve evidence. Last week, before the Colorado Supreme Court, the now-bankrupt Terra Management Group sought a…
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Thornton officer’s unlawful search prompts appeals court to overturn Adams County drug conviction
An Adams County judge wrongly allowed evidence from an unconstitutional search in a man’s trial, prompting Colorado’s second-highest court to overturn the drug conviction last month. Jurors convicted Thomas Sandoval of one count of drug possession, after a Thornton police officer discovered a small container of methamphetamine during a pat-down search for weapons. Sandoval appealed,…