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Colorado News Archive from 2010
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- Regis University Posts "Exoneree Tour"
Interview Videos
The Regis University Media Services Department
has posted video interviews with Derrick
Jamison, Shabaka WaQlimi, and Randy Steidl
to the University's iTunes U site. These
three death row exonerees spoke on this
fall's death row Exoneree
Tour, which was
cosponsored by Coloradans for Alternatives
to the Death Penalty and Witness for Innocence. View
still photos from the Exoneree Tour.
The videos
of Regis' Peace & Justice Studies
program interviews are available for free
public viewing for academic and educational
purposes; only the free cross-platform
iTunes application
is required for viewing.
View
the video interviews. (11/8/10,
CADP)
- Voters
Boot Two Judges Who Helped Frame Tim
Masters
Two Larimer County judges targeted for
their work as prosecutors in the Tim Masters
murder case were booted from the bench
Tuesday. ... Gilmore and Blair were censured
by an arm of the Colorado Supreme Court
for failing to ensure that all evidence
collected by police was turned over the
Masters' defense team in 1999. However,
the censure noted that Gilmore and Blair
had not deliberately hidden anything. (11/4/10,
The Denver Post)
- CADP
Cosponsored Death Row "Exoneree
Tour"
Derrick
Jamison, Randy
Steidl, and Shabaka
WaQlimi spoke in two separate four-day
tours in September and in October. Jeremy
Sheets also spoke in September. The tour
was sponsored by two nonprofit organizations,
Coloradans for Alternatives to the Death
Penalty and Witness to Innocence. Randy
Steidl, who spent 17 years behind bars,
12 on death row and 5 serving a "Life
Without the Possibility of Parole" sentence,
spoke in Denver, Lakewood, Sterling,
and in Aurora. October brought Derrick
Jamison, an innocent man spent nearly
20 years on Ohio's death row for a crime
he did not commit. He was joined by Shabaka
WaQlimi of Charlotte, who spent 13 years
on death row in Florida before being
exonerated. They spoke in Denver, Fort
Collins, Aurora, and Boulder. See
photos from the CADP death row exoneree
tour. (11/1/10, CADP)
- Judge Tosses Prison-Killing Conviction
A
Lincoln County trial judge has set aside
the murder conviction of a Limon prison
inmate, ruling that District Attorney Carol
Chambers' office withheld evidence that
could have boosted David Bueno's defense.
... "This was a death penalty case.
This man's life was on the line, and this
was not peripheral information by any means," said
Derek Samuelson, a former public defender
who represented Bueno at the trial. "This
was a piece of evidence that was not only
exculpatory but at the heart of David's defense."
(10/14/10, The Denver Post)
- CADP
and Witness to Innocence Present the
Death Row "Exoneree Tour"
Derrick
Jamison, Randy
Steidl, and Shabaka
WaQlimi will be speaking in two
separate four-day tours in September
and in October. The tour is sponsored
by two nonprofit organizations, Coloradans
for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
and Witness to Innocence. (10/25/10,
CADP)
- Annual
CADP Dinner Held on Saturday, September
11
The 2010 CADP dinner was held on Saturday,
September 11, 2010 at the Arvada Center
for the Arts. This year's annual benefit
dinner featured a keynote address by
reknown author and activist Sr.
Helen Prejean. Attendees were also
able to meet her during the private 6
p.m. VIP reception. Dinner started at
7 p.m. with a choice of meat and vegetarian
options. This year's dinner also featured
these award: the Abolitionist of the
Year award to Mike Root, the Spirit of
Courage award to Rep. Ed Vigil, and the
Volunteer of the Year award to Philip
Tobias. (9/13/10, CADP)
- Reserve
Your Seats for the September 11th CADP
Dinner
Come join us for dinner on Saturday,
September 11, 2010 at the Arvada Center
for the Arts. This year's annual CADP
Dinner features a keynote address by
reknown author and activist Sr.
Helen Prejean. You can also register
to meet her during the private 6 p.m.
VIP reception. Dinner starts at 7 p.m.
with a choice of meat and vegetarian
options. This year's dinner also features
these award: the Abolitionist of the
Year award to Mike Root, the Spirit of
Courage award to Rep. Ed Vigil, and the
Volunteer of the Year award to Philip
Tobias. For an informative and entertaining
dinner that helps raise funds for our
important work, reserve your seats today.
(8/6/10, CADP)
- CADP
Sponsors August 19th Screening of "No
Tomorrow"
"No Tomorrow" is
a movie that takes viewers inside a
suspenseful death penalty trial and
challenges their beliefs about capital
punishment. View
trailer (contains graphic images).
Please RSVP by Thursday, August 12th to lisa@coadp.org (7/22/10,
CADP)
- CU Researcher's Study on Death Penalty
Shows That Race Matters in Sentencing
The odds of a death sentence for those
who are suspected of killing white people
are about three times higher than those
accused of killing blacks, according to
a new study from a University of Colorado
professor who combed through death sentences
in North Carolina during a 28-year period.
The study, which will be published in The
North Carolina Law Review next year, was
conducted by Michael Radelet, a sociology
professor at CU's Boulder campus, and Glenn
Pierce, a research scientist in the School
of Criminology and Criminal Justice at
Northeastern University in Boston.
"It's just kind of baffling that in this
day and age - race matters," said
Radelet. (7/22/10, The Camera)
- CADP "Invest
in Abolition" Fundraising BBQ Cookin'
on July 17
Come enjoy the sun
and breeze while someone else fulfills
your needs! Please join us for a summer
barbecue fundraiser. The event has been rescheduled
for Saturday, July 10, 2010 from 4:00 to
7:00 p.m. at 3004 S. Linley Ct., Denver,
CO. Hope to see you there! Minimum donation
of $30.00 per person. To pay, please send
a check to PO Box 46123, Denver, CO 80201
or make a $30.00 per person donation by
PayPal. If you cannot attend, please
consider a similar online donation. For
more information, e-mail the
Executive Director. (7/1/10, CADP)
- Cop
in Tim Masters' Murder Case Indicted
for Perjury
The Fort Collins police detective who
worked for years to put Tim Masters in
prison for the grisly murder of a young
woman saw the tables turned Wednesday
when he was indicted on eight counts
of felony perjury after a grand jury
investigation. The indictment, which
accuses Lt. Jim Broderick of repeatedly
perjuring himself in affidavits and in
court, comes 2 1/2 years after Masters'
murder conviction was tossed out in the
face of newly examined DNA evidence and
less than a month after a final settlement
that saw the city of Fort Collins and
Larimer County pay Masters a total of
$10 million to resolve a civil rights
lawsuit. (7/1/10, The Denver Post)
- See CADP at Denver's Cinco de Mayo
Festival
Coloradans for Alternatives to
the Death Penalty will be at the annual
Cinco de Mayo festival in Denver. This
year's event is being held May 8-9 in Civic
Center Park. Stop by CADP's table to
pick up literature or to just say hello.
Volunteers are still needed for this
event. If you can volunteer, e-mail the
Executive Director for details. (5/5/10,
CADP)
- Robert Ray Formally Sentenced to Death
Arapahoe County District Court Judge Gerald
Rafferty today formalized what a jury did
almost a year earlier: sentenced Ray to
the death penalty for killing Javad Marshall-Fields.
... The judge sentenced Ray, 24, to be
executed by lethal injection in August.
But since appeal and review by the Colorado
Supreme Court automatically kicks in
on death penalty sentences, it could
be a decade or longer until his sentence
is meted out. (5/5/10, The Denver Post)
- Watch
Video: Former Death Row Inmate on a
Mission to End Capital Punishment
One man is hoping
his personal story will convince you to oppose
the death penalty. Juan Melendez spent 17
years on death row in Florida before being
exonerated of his crime. When the Puerto
Rican went to jail on first degree murder
and robbery charges he spoke no English and
understood very little. His execution was
overturned only after a tape surface in which
the real killer confessed. According to Melendez,
the prosecutor knew about the tape before
the innocent man was convicted.
... "Colorado don't deserve a law that
is racist," said Melendez. "It
doesn't deserve a law that is cruel and unnecessary." When
he's in the state, Melendez said is he proud
to represent Coloradans For Alternatives
To The Death Penalty.
(4/27/10, KRDO.com)
- Naropa
Students Engage Community in Preparation
for "Dead Man Walking"
When Rose Mohan visited the Boulder County
Jail in February, it was the first time she'd
been inside a jail or prison. Mohan, a junior
in Naropa University's B.F.A. in Performance
program, wasn't there following an arrest.
She was part of a class on a tour of the
facility. On the tour, she had the opportunity
to free some of her own captive notions.
(4/23/10, The Camera)
- Join CADP at the First Mennonite Church
of Denver on Sunday May 2nd
Please join
CADP on Sunday May 2nd, from 9:45 to 10:45
a.m., as Ryan Mannes speaks to the congregation
of the First Mennonite Church of Denver.
He will address the problems with the death
penalty in the nation and in Colorado.
Ryan is a defense attorney and ethicist
with a particular interest in religious
ethics. A graduate of the University of
Illinois at Urbana and the Syracuse University
College of Law, he has been writing and
speaking extensively over the past few
years about the death penalty's moral
bankruptcy. The church is located at
430 W. 9th Avenue in Denver. (4/20/10,
CADP)
- DU Professor says Victims' Social Status
Plays Influential Role in Death Cases
Scott Phillips, a sociology and criminology
professor at the University of Denver,
published a study last month in the Law & Society
Review focusing on the imposition of death
sentences in relation to the victim's social
status. Phillips studied capital cases
in Harris County (Houston), Texas, between
1992 and 1999 and found that the social
status of the victim in the underlying
murder had a significant influence on whether
the death penalty would be sought and imposed
on the defendant.
(4/19/10, DPIC Update)
- Attend "Dead
Man Walking" Live in Boulder on
April 30 & May 1st
Naropa University's BFA in Performance
Program and Peace Studies Department present "Dead
Man Walking," written by Tim Robbins.
The goal of the Dead Man Walking School Theatre
Project is "to integrate the power of
theatre arts and academic study into the
national discourse on the death penalty to
replace ignorance, apathy, and cynicism among
young people regarding the death penalty
with information, introspection, and inspiration." The
play will be presented at the Performing
Arts Center, Naropa University, 2130 Arapahoe
Avenue, Boulder, CO on Friday, April 30,
8:00 pm and Saturday, May 1, 8:00 pm. Tickets
are $10.00 for general admission, with half
of the proceeds donated to the Dead Man Walking
School Theatre Project; Free for seniors,
students, and Naropa community with ID. Get
more information. (4/8/10, CADP)
- Death
Row Exoneree Juan Melendez in Colorado
Springs on April 26th
CADP and the Latino Student Union at
PCCC sponsor Juan Melendez, speaking
on April 26th, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Juan, an innocent man, was released
in 2002 from Florida's death row after
17 years, eight months and one day. Come
him hear him speak about his experiences.
This event is being held at Pikes Peak Community
College, 5675 S. Academy Blvd., Colorado
Springs, CO 80906 (4/8/10, CADP)
- CADP
Sponsors Events with Death Row Exoneree
Juan Melendez
On January 3, 2002, Juan Roberto Melendez,
an innocent man, was released from Florida's
death row after 17 years, eight months
and one day. During February 2010, Juan
will be speaking in Colorado, sponsored
by CADP. Please join us to hear Juan
speak about his experience on Florida's
death row. Then you decide if the death
penalty is worth executing even one innocent
person. (2/4/10, CADP)
- CADP Benefit Concert Held January 16th
A
lively, well-attended benefit
concert was held January 16, 2010
to raise money and awareness to help
Coloradans for Alternatives to the
Death Penalty. The Saturday night concert
at the Mercury Cafe in downtown Denver
featured Phoenix Rising, a band made
up of local attorneys and people from
the legal community. In addition to
a strong rhythm section, the band was
comprised of horns and backup singers.
Music included classic R&B, a segment
of jaunty New Orleans tunes, and lots
of familar grooves that kept the large
crowd of all ages coming back to the
dance floor. A silent auction rounded
out the CADP benefit. (1/19/10, CADP)
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