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Judge finds Pueblo illegally jailed 3 defendants for contempt of court, voids convictions and sentences

A district judge in Pueblo on Friday erased the municipal contempt of court convictions and sentences for three people, finding city judges had illegally jailed the defendants. Pueblo District Court Judge Michelle Chostner ruled that the municipal court’s use of contempt violated the three defendants’ constitutional rights to due process because the city never gave them charging documents outlining the allegations against them. “What’s at issue is what happened after the person was arrested,” Chostner said Friday.

 

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