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Colorado Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to ‘Felony-Murder’ Rule
The court disagreed that life in prison for a murder committed by an accomplice is an unconstitutionally cruel sentence.
Siltstone Res. v. Ohio Public Works Commission
Held that property transfer restrictions were supported by recent constitutional amendment meant to encourage conservation and revitalization of natural areas
State ex rel. Kristof v. Fagan
Held that under constitution's residency requirements for gubernatorial candidates, a person can only have one residence at a time
State v. Carr
Affirmed death sentence and upheld constitutionality of the state's capital punishment scheme
Awad v. State
Ruled that the right against self-incrimination prohibits the admission into evidence of a defendant's refusal to urinate into a collection container
Pentico v. Idaho Commission for Reapportionment
Rejected a challenge to congressional reapportionment plan based on claims that the reapportionment commission failed to meet timelines dictated by the constitution
Glass v. City of Montgomery
Held local ordinance assessing red-light violation civil penalties was not preempted as it did not conflict with general laws, met a local needs exception, and did not fix punishment for a crime
State v. Hildreth
Held that judicial conduct may result in a bar to retrial under the state constitution's double jeopardy clause
Choice v. Ashcroft
Held that laws enabling state officials to delay referendum proponents from beginning to collect petition signatures infringe on the constitutional right to referendum
Associated Press v. Usher
Holding that the public's right to observe public body deliberations is not violated when the body intentionally avoids a quorum to shield deliberations from public view
