Current law permits Colorado citizens to use physical force, even deadly force, against another person when (1) that other person has made an unlawful entry into their dwelling, (2) when the homeowner/resident has a reasonable belief that the intruder has committed or will commit a crime in the home, and (3) when the homeowner/resident reasonably believes the intruder may use any physical force against the homeowner. A change to this
The Bill, introduced by a Republican representative in the state House, would allow felons whose felony convictions were non-violent, or also did not involve arson or otherwise the use of any force, to regain their firearm rights. Currently, Colorado law mandates that all felons, regardless of the nature of their conviction, lose their firearm rights. The idea behind this law is that a non-violent felon is much less likely to
In a decision sure to impact many cases pending in the court system today, the Colorado Supreme Court has done away with the corpus delicti rule. This rule required the prosecution to use more than just a defendant’s confession to prove that a crime occurred; that is, if all the prosecution had was the defendant’s confession, that would not be enough to proceed.
The decision instead articulates a trustworthiness
A bill currently being considered by the Colorado legislature proposes that businesses licensed to sell alcohol to adults be permitted to sell alcohol to adults under 21 when the underage person’s parents are present with the underage person and purchase the beverage for that person.
As the law currently stands, it would be illegal for a restaurant to provide anyone under 21 with alcohol regardless of who is present
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2013
2013
A bill currently being considered by the Colorado House proposes a significant change in how the insanity defense would function in Colorado’s criminal courts. Under current law, if a defendant pleads not guilty by reason of insanity and introduces any evidence of insanity, the prosecution ultimately has the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was, in fact, sane. The bill currently under consideration proposes that the
