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Colorado Supreme Court rebuffs DA’s office over evidentiary appeal

Colorado Springs Gazette·Michael Karlik [email protected]·28 days ago
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The Colorado Supreme Court rebuffed a district attorney’s office on Monday for immediately pursuing an appeal of a trial judge’s evidentiary decision that the court had no authority to hear. State law authorizes prosecutors to file a mid-case, or “interlocutory,” appeal to the Supreme Court when a judge suppresses key evidence from being used in trial. After a February hearing in which a Logan County judge excluded evidence based on the actions of law enforcement, the DA filed an interlocutory appeal. The defendant, Collin Schneider, stands accused of vehicular eluding and reckless driving. Based on Sterling police officers’ failure to activate their body-worn cameras in accordance with state law, the defense moved to exclude certain testimony by the officers. Chief Judge Carl S. McGuire III granted the motion.…

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