Lawmakers now propose sending a constitutional amendment to Colorado voters in the November election that would, if approved, allow first-degree murder defendants to be held in jail without bail in cases where judges find there is significant evidence against the defendant.
Lawmakers now propose sending a constitutional amendment to Colorado voters in the November election that would, if approved, allow first-degree murder defendants to be held in jail without bail in cases where judges find there is significant evidence against the defendant.
Lawmakers now propose sending a constitutional amendment to Colorado voters in the November election that would, if approved, allow first-degree murder defendants to be held in jail without bail in cases where judges find there is significant evidence against the defendant.
The push comes just eight months after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that all criminal defendants including those charged with first-degree murder must be given the chance to pay bail and be free while the criminal cases against them are pending.
Lawmakers now propose sending a constitutional amendment to Colorado voters in the November election that would, if approved, allow first-degree murder defendants to be held in jail without bail in cases where judges find there is significant evidence against the defendant.