Colorado
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- DECEMBER 19, 2005ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Robert Harlan was officially resentenced to life in prison
Robert Harlan was officially resentenced to life in prison after having his death sentence overturned because a juror consulted the Bible during deliberations.
- MARCH 28, 2005ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Robert Harlan was spared execution when the Colorado Supreme Court...
Robert Harlan was spared execution when the Colorado Supreme Court ruled a jury's death penalty recommendation was tainted because jurors consulted a Bible during deliberations.
- JANUARY 1, 2004ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Colorado forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Colorado forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- DECEMBER 12, 2003ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
In Jefferson County, William "Cody" Neal, whose death...
In Jefferson County, William "Cody" Neal, whose death sentence was overturned as a result of a U
- MAY 23, 2003ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
In Brighton, a judge threw out a convicted killer's...
In Brighton, a judge threw out a convicted killer's death sentence, saying the jury improperly relied on the Bible to reach its decision
- FEBRUARY 27, 2003ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Douglas County District Court Judge Paul King sentenced...
Douglas County District Court Judge Paul King sentenced Edward Montour Jr
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Two men on Colorado's death row were spared when the...
Two men on Colorado's death row were spared when the state's highest court ruled that their death sentences, imposed by 3-judge panels, were unconstitutional
- JANUARY 1, 2003ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Colorado forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Colorado forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 2003ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
San Miguel city adopted a resolution for a moratorium...
San Miguel city adopted a resolution for a moratorium on executions
- JULY 12, 2002ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Governor signs death penalty law--12-member juries...
Governor signs death penalty law--12-member juries will make life-or-death calls instead of judges
- JANUARY 1, 2002ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Colorado forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Colorado forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- MARCH 22, 2001ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
A House panel voted 8-1 in favor of the bill which...
A House panel voted 8-1 in favor of the bill which would make it more difficult for death row inmates to claim they are mentally incompetent for execution