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22 May

Posted at 19:45h in Criminal Defense, Current News Events, Interviews and Presentations, Mental Health, Mental Illness, new by
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April 15, 2019 Long-running litigation over the time-frame for competency evaluations for criminal defendants resolved with a consent decree. After the issue went through multiple rounds of litigation and settlements, the consent decree is expected to resolve the litigation. The result includes changes in the Colorado Department...

17 May

Posted at 18:48h in Criminal Defense, Current News Events, Mental Health, Mental Illness, new by
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April 29, 2019 Pro Bono Spotlight In 2006, Eugene Zuniga was arrested in Colorado for stealing a bike and was declared unable to stand trial because of severe mental illness. But instead of being sent for treatment, he spent five months in a local jail without appropriate...

17 May

Posted at 18:35h in Awards, Criminal Defense, Current News Events, Mental Health, Mental Illness, new by
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="1/6"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][image_slider_no_space images="16934,16935,16936,16937,16938,16939"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/6"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height="18px"][vc_column_text]May 2, 2019 For over a decade, Colorado criminal defense attorney, Iris Eytan, and has led the team of lawyers involved in the “Jail Wait” litigation. Through the Colorado Lawyers...

26 Apr

Posted at 03:16h in Criminal Defense, Current News Events, Mental Health, Mental Illness, new by
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Written by Tony Flesor April 16, 2019 Long-running litigation over the time-frame for competency evaluations for criminal defendants resolved with a consent decree. After the issue went through multiple rounds of litigation and settlements, the consent decree is expected to resolve the litigation. The result includes changes in...

24 Apr

Posted at 19:26h in Criminal Defense, Current News Events, Mental Health, Mental Illness, new by
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March 18, 2019 Denver, Colorado A new agreement to end a backlog at the state hospital at Pueblo is being hailed as a sweeping reform to provide service to criminal defendants who are mentally ill. “This is a big deal for Colorado,” state Attorney General Phil Weiser said...