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Paul Shockley:
"Eric Fenster, Lawyer’s attorney, said he expects his client will be called to testify against Firko. Lawyer would take the stand, although reluctantly, Fenster said.
“(Lawyer) wants this whole case to go away and has no desire to see Firko go to prison,” he said...."
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"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
Showing posts with label 21st Judicial District. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 21st Judicial District. Show all posts
May 4, 2012
January 12, 2012
SandBox Comments: KJCT News 8 "Pete Hautzinger Up For Re-election"
"GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., -- District Attorney Pete Hautzinger announced Wednesday he is running for his third and final term as Mesa County's DA...."
(Janelle Ericsson)
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December 15, 2011
SandBox Comments: KREX News 5 "Number of DUI Cases Dismissed Because of Trooper Bias Grows"
"....According to District Attorney Pete Hautzinger, the number dismissed cases has continued increase during the last week. He says he expects the number of dismissed cases to increase just a little more.
This is an example of what's called a Brady violation. It's where a law enforcement officer is found to have not investigated a case properly. DA Hautzinger said this is the biggest Brady violation case in recent Mesa County history because of the sheer number of cases Trooper Moseman was involved in...."
(KREX)
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This is an example of what's called a Brady violation. It's where a law enforcement officer is found to have not investigated a case properly. DA Hautzinger said this is the biggest Brady violation case in recent Mesa County history because of the sheer number of cases Trooper Moseman was involved in...."
(KREX)
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December 9, 2011
SandBox Comments: Grand Junction Daily Sentinel "DA tosses eight DUIs, citing ‘bias’ by trooper"
"The Mesa County District Attorney’s Office as of Thursday had dismissed eight criminal cases in the face of questions about the credibility of a now-former Colorado State Patrol trooper.
More dropped cases are expected as prosecutors seek to review hundreds of cases handled by Donald Moseman, a veteran State Patrol trooper who left the employment of the law enforcement agency Dec. 1 following an internal investigation.
The cases that were dismissed Wednesday and Thursday were 2011 misdemeanor drunken-driving arrests in which Moseman was the prosecution’s sole witness, Chief Deputy District Attorney Trish Mahre said.
Motions filed in the cases said dismissal is “in the interest of justice” and the product of “issues relating to proof.”
A Daily Sentinel review of several of the dismissed cases showed at least one with a defendant who had multiple prior DUI arrests.
Local defense attorneys, who were notified Wednesday via email by District Attorney Pete Hautzinger about the investigation of Moseman, were busy tracking down their own cases involving the former trooper.
Defense attorney Andrew Nolan with the Grand Junction firm Peters, Nolan and Devlin said Wednesday’s disclosure didn’t surprise him.
“We’ve been complaining about issues involving Trooper Moseman for a long time,” Nolan said...."
(Paul Shockley)
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More dropped cases are expected as prosecutors seek to review hundreds of cases handled by Donald Moseman, a veteran State Patrol trooper who left the employment of the law enforcement agency Dec. 1 following an internal investigation.
The cases that were dismissed Wednesday and Thursday were 2011 misdemeanor drunken-driving arrests in which Moseman was the prosecution’s sole witness, Chief Deputy District Attorney Trish Mahre said.
Motions filed in the cases said dismissal is “in the interest of justice” and the product of “issues relating to proof.”
A Daily Sentinel review of several of the dismissed cases showed at least one with a defendant who had multiple prior DUI arrests.
Local defense attorneys, who were notified Wednesday via email by District Attorney Pete Hautzinger about the investigation of Moseman, were busy tracking down their own cases involving the former trooper.
Defense attorney Andrew Nolan with the Grand Junction firm Peters, Nolan and Devlin said Wednesday’s disclosure didn’t surprise him.
“We’ve been complaining about issues involving Trooper Moseman for a long time,” Nolan said...."
(Paul Shockley)
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