315 | How People Are Denied the Right to Counsel in Grand Junction Municipal Court w/Tristan Gorman and Rebecca Wallace

Jan 7

Tristan Gorman and Rebecca Wallace are back this time to discuss municipal courts in Colorado. This episode is the first of our four-part series on municipal courts in Colorado. This episode gives a general overview of problems in this courts and then dives into the outright denial of counsel happening in Grand Junction’s Municipal Court.

Guest

Tristan Gorman, Policy Director, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar

Rebecca Wallace, Policy Director, Colorado Freedom Fund

Resources:

2017 ACLU Report on Colorado Municipal Courts

https://www.aclu-co.org/sites/default/files/JUSTICE-DERAILED-web.pdf

Coverage by the Denver Post

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/10/17/grand-junction-municipal-court-public-defenders-right-to-counsel/

Coverage by Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/grand-junction-municipal-court-accused-of-constitutional-violations/article_abbff94a-8d8b-11ef-af0d-a3597da2fba4.html

CFF Website

https://www.coloradofreedomfund.org/