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Colorado News Archive from 2001
- Archive of Colorado News
See all CADP News links and excerpts from the years 2000 | 2002.
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- Capital Punishment in Colorado
Colorado Department of Corrections Web site. Includes capital punishment history, current death row roster and photos, location of death row and execution room, security, activities, inmate uniforms, death row tenure, incarceration costs, execution day, other facts, and state archives.
- Coloradans Against the Death Penalty Newsletter -- Winter 2000
- Coloradans Against the Death Penalty Gather at Denver McVeigh Vigil
Not in my name. That was the message about 175 people clustered on the state Capitol's west steps Sunday evening wanted to send as Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh faced his scheduled execution this morning in Terre Haute, Ind. Carrying signs with those words and white candles flickering in floral Dixie cups, the protesters originally planned a solemn vigil to express their opposition to the death penalty. (6/11/01, Rocky Mountain News) The vigil was covered by KMGH Channel 7 (ABC), which televised an interview with CADP President, Don Bounds. The vigil was also seen on KCNC Channel 4 (CBS).
- Coloradans Against the Death Penalty Rally at State Capitol
Coloradans Against the Death Penalty fighting to save the lives of criminals who have been sentenced to die. About 50 people gathered Friday afternoon in front of the west steps of the Capitol to lobby against the death penalty in Colorado. The group held a candlelight vigil. ... "We need to ask the people who work in this building to stop the executions and figure out what the problem is before we kill another person," said Don Bounds, CADP president. (3/3/01, The Denver Post) The CADP rally was also shown on Fox-31 KDVR - Denver and Denver's KMGH Channel 7 (ABC) television.
- Colorado's Death Row
CADP's
information and links about prisoners now on Colorado's
death row.
- Colorado's Pending Capital Cases
Table of clients, lawyers, places, and dates.
- Colorado General Assembly 2000
News story highlights and links about the 2000 Colorado legislative session.
- Colorado General Assembly 2001
News story highlights and links about the 2001 Colorado legislative session.
- Coyote On a Fence
Offers a compelling new look at capital punishment in vivid scenes which pose the disturbing question: Can one be innocent, though proven guilty? Winner of the Lois Rich and Richard Rosenthal new play award. Playing September 15 to October 27, 2001. Contact the Acoma Theater, 1080 Acoma Street, Denver, CO, 303-623-0524.
- CU Hires Death-Penalty Expert
Michael Radelet, a high-profile expert on the death penalty and its administration, has joined the University of Colorado's sociology department. ... Radelet, formerly the chair of the University of Florida sociology department, has been studying capital punishment for more than 20 years and has come to the conclusion that the death penalty should be abolished. He has investigated the troubling effects of race, economic status and attorney experience on sentencing, and has discovered numerous cases from around the country in which innocent people were executed. ... Patrick Furman, a professor at the CU School of Law, also hopes to work closely with the new sociology professor. "I've already begun some preliminary discussions with Michael about co-teaching a class over here in the law school, an 'Innocence Projects' type of class," Furman said. (9/3/01, The Daily Camera)
- Dunlap, Nathan: CO High Court Upholds Dunlap's Death Sentence
DENVER -- The state Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence for Nathan Dunlap who was convicted of murdering four people at a suburban family pizza restaurant. (9/11/01, The Daily Camera)
- Executing Justice: A Death Penalty Conference Held at CU-Boulder
The University of Colorado ACLU Caucus held a death penalty conference on November 7-9, 2001. The conference was free and open to the public. "We hope through this medium to educate the public on the problems with the death penalty." Ann Aber, from Coloradans Against the Death Penalty, gave a compelling speech at the public rally for a death penalty moratorium. Other speakers included Barry Satlow from the ACLU, as well as Father Jim Sunderland. (11/9/01, CADP) - Father Jim Sunderland Chose to Spend His Life as a Middleman Between Killers and God
Through the window that overlooked the gardens tended by fellow priests and the lawns of Regis University just beyond, he could see that it was a lovely day. He sat at the large wooden desk from which he'd launched a thousand letters and thought he might do some reading. He loved to read, as evidenced by the books that lined the shelf above his desk, including The Death Penalty: A Historical and Theological Survey, by James Megivern. ... And he loved to write: The twin file cabinets were stuffed with a lifetime of clipped articles, academic papers and correspondence -- much of it concerning the quest for his own holy grail, the abolition of the death penalty. (9/27/01, Westword)
- Governor Owens Wanted Death
DENVER -- Gov. Bill Owens said Saturday he was disappointed that the Fremont County district attorney didn't seek the death penalty against twin brothers who pleaded guilty to killing a sheriff's deputy. ... As a legislator, Owens sponsored a bill that made killing a police officer an aggravating factor in determining whether to hand down the death penalty. He has long supported the death penalty. (11/4/01, The Daily Camera) - Groups Gear Up for Execution-Day Demonstrations
The Rev. Jim Sunderland, a 76-year-old Catholic priest from Denver and an outspoken critic of the death penalty, said Wednesday's decision only strengthened his resolve. Assuming the ruling stands, he will be in Terre Haute on Monday wearing a shirt that says, "My country killed today." Denver's Amnesty International chapter is planning a candlelight vigil on the steps of the Capitol along with members of Coloradans Against the Death Penalty. (6/7/01, The Denver Post)
- History of Capital Punishment in CO
- Martinez, Francisco: Appeal Tests New CO Law
On February 15, 2002, the Colorado Supreme Court will hear arguments in People v. Francisco Martinez. Mr. Martinez was sentenced to die for the murder of a teenage girl in Jefferson County, Colorado, in 1999. Three other men were also charged in connection with the killing; none of them was sentenced to death. The argument is open to the public and begins at 9 a.m. The Colorado Supreme Court is located at 2 E. 14th Street in Denver. (12/12/01, CADP)
- McVeigh, Timothy
News stories and commentary about Timothy McVeigh, the first person to die by federal government execution in 37 years.
- Moratorium Now
- Murderer Fails to Get Execution Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a death penalty appeal by Robert Harlan, convicted in the slaying of a Broomfield woman. ... The Colorado Supreme Court had upheld Harlan's murder conviction and death sentence in March 2000. But the court threw out his conviction of attempted murder and a 48-year sentence that came with it. (4/17/01, The Daily Camera)
- Page, Donta
News stories and commentary about convicted killer who faced death sentence.
- Summit DA Weighs Death Penalty
The district attorney in Summit County, CO is still trying to decide whether to seek the death penalty in the trial of Chuck Garrison, whose wife Sharon was found buried next to the couple's Breckenridge chalet. (2/9/01, Rocky Mountain News)
- Supreme Court of the United States
Visit the CADP Web page with Supreme Court news stories
- United States Federal Government Death Row Prisoners
Profiles of prisoners on federal death row. (5/7/01, The Daily Camera)
- White, Ronald: CO Murderer's Life Spared Over Legal Twists
PUEBLO -- Triple murderer Ronald Lee White has won his fight to escape death row after a judge, dismayed by the legal gyrations of the case, sentenced him to a third life sentence. ... The Colorado Department of Corrections violated White's rights several times in the past 13 years, Cole said. The state didn't give him timely medical care, violated his attorney-client privileges and interfered with his mail. Cole said he was also uneasy about many of the legal decisions surrounding the case. (8/24/01, Rocky Mountain News)
White, Ronald: Killer Tries to Prove He's a Changed Man
PUEBLO -- A convicted killer who a decade ago spit on the Pueblo sheriff and boasted about his evil doings sat quietly in court Tuesday morning and read a book about the life of Jesus. ... During his 13 years in prison, White became a writer and artist. He submitted an article, "The Struggle," to a Catholic magazine and won a writing award from the Catholic Press Association. (8/8/01, The Denver Post)
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