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Banking conflict remains despite marijuana legalization
June 5, 2013 9:07 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS - Even after state lawmakers passed a series of new laws to implement marijuana legalization in Colorado, one critical issue remains unresolved: banking. Marijuana business owners are almost universally rejected by bankers in the state because the banks themselves would have to risk closure and prosecution under... more » -
Holmes may plead guilty to avoid death penalty
March 28, 2013 1:22 AM
Defense attorneys representing shooting suspect James Holmes have offered to enter a guilty plea and accept a life sentence in exchange for immunity from the death penalty. Details about the plea were publicly released Wednesday. However, the prosecution has yet to accept or decline the deal. Earlier this... more » -
Prosecution: Holmes made threats before rampage
August 23, 2012 7:03 PM
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - Prosecutors say the man accused in the Aurora movie theater mass shooting made threats and was banned from the University of Colorado, Denver after failing a key exam six weeks before the rampage. They made the claims about James Holmes in court Thursday in an attempt... more » -
Evidence from Carrier's computer
September 16, 2011 1:50 PM
A Forensic Computer Examination Expert with Colorado Springs Police Department testified about finding evidence on Josh Carriers computer. He said there were downloads of child pornography. With special software he says he was also able to recover a series of images that were likely from videos. He says those images... more » -
Anthony defense: Prosecution evidence a fantasy
July 3, 2011 2:59 PM
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Casey Anthony's attorney resumed his closing arguments by ridiculing the prosecution's forensic evidence as a "fantasy." Jose Baez told the Florida jurors after their lunch break that prosecutors are hoping the emotional 2008 death of Anthony's 2-year-old daughter Caylee will cause them to see stains... more » -
Judge rules Colorado pot laws don't protect from federal prosection
September 22, 2010 7:46 PM
DENVER (AP) - A pot grower won't be allowed to use Colorado's medical marijuana law to fend off federal drug charges. Wednesday's decision by U.S. District Judge Philip A. Brimmer means that Christopher Bartkowicz faces a possible life sentence on federal marijuana cultivation charges. Brimmer said that suggestions by... more » -
Judge asks for decorum in abortion shooting case
January 27, 2010 1:16 PM
The judge in the trial for the man accused of killing Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller has warned people in the courtroom about "proper decorum." District Judge Warren Wilbert said the case was likely headed "to more of the emotional aspects of the trial" and he wouldn't tolerate... more » -
Colorado terrorism suspect Zazi pleads not guilty
September 29, 2009 9:26 AM
An Afghan immigrant has pleaded not guilty to plotting a terrorist attack on New York City using common chemicals. Najibullah Zazi'slawyer entered the plea Tuesday in Brooklyn. Zazi was ordered held without bail during the brief hearing. Defense attorney J. Michael Dowling says what he's seen so far "does not... more »
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