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The bill repeals the death penalty in Colorado for offenses committed on or after July 1, 2017, and makes conforming amendments.
2017
Under current law, felony murder, a death resulting during the commission of a specifically listed felony, is a class 1 felony. The bill makes felony murder a class 2 felony subject to crime of violence...
Under current law, when a law enforcement agency interviews a candidate for a peace officer position and that candidate previously worked for a state or local law enforcement agency or governmental agency,...
Currently, a court is required to sentence certain sex offenders to an indeterminate sentence that is a maximum of the sex offender's life. The bill allows the court to choose either the indeterminate...
The bill establishes a process for a person who has paid a monetary amount due to a criminal conviction to request a refund of the amount paid if: • The conviction was overturned and either the charges were...
In Miller v. Alabama (2012), the United States supreme court held that imposing a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole on a juvenile is a cruel and unusual punishment prohibited...