Tag:Denver District Attorney’s Office

Facility dogs have played a critical role in Colorado courtrooms and prisons for the past 20 years.

Mayor Hancock appointed Isaam Shamsid-Deen to the Denver County Court bench, filling the vacancy from departing Judge Tanya Wheeler.

The disciplinary judge publicly censured a former Denver DA after he missed a statutory deadline for restitution for a victim.

The Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Colorado’s first black prosecutor, Norm Early, died from complications of diabetes and medical issues on May 5. 

The Colorado legislature on Tuesday passed a bill with strong support from prosecutors to expand the definition of witness intimidation.

Judge Gary Jackson was inducted this month into the Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame for a career where he advocated for diversity in the bar.

The Denver DA in June announced it charged Steven Cumberbatch with the murder of Rita Desjardine, a breakthrough on a 1994 cold case.

Prosecutorial discretion does not account for different racial and ethnic outcomes in dismissals and deferred judgement in Denver.