Because of a 2023 law that protects the privacy of juveniles, the Colorado Judicial Department plans to limit attorneys’ access to criminal court records and clerks may take longer to process document requests from journalists and the public.Senate Bill 23-075 requires the deletion of names and identifying information of child victims and witnesses from criminal …
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Did Bad Fire Science Send Tim and Deb Nicholls to Prison?
Read the 5280 Magazine article written by Robert Sanchez exposing the bad fire science investigation done on this case. Janene McCabe is working with the Innocence project on behalf of their client. The house fire was 20 years ago and a lot has changed in that time, including what we now know about fire science …
DA’s Office Faces Sanctions for Discovery Violations
Janene McCabe, the president of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, said more common sanctions against prosecutors would not be effective when a district attorney’s office habitually drags its feet on disclosing evidence to the defense. In a recent case of pattern of violations, the Supreme Court upheld a lower courts sanctions on the DA’s office …
McCabe Law Proud to Work with the Innocence Project to Free Deb Nicholls
Janene McCabe and lawyers from the Korey Wise Innocence Project at the University of Colorado have been working to overturn the wrongful conviction of Deb Nicholls. A fire at the Nicholls home took the lives of their three children in 2003. Deb was at work at the time and her husband Tim was home with …
Preparing For Virtual Court
Most Colorado Courts are offering virtual or online hearings for short events, continuances, and even some agreed upon pleas and sentences. See my recent interview for the Denver Post. If you have a case where you are going to appear either online or on the phone you should follow these steps to get ready:
