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Moran’s attorney was with the same firm that Barry Morphew’s new counsel, Beller is with- Recht Kornfield.Well shades of the Redwine trial in 2019. Also in Colorado. Is it the altitude up here? Lol
One of his public defenders allegedly knocked his gf and the chair she was sitting in off his porch and sprayed her with the garden hose. He appeared to be intoxicated at the time.
Trial was postponed but the attorney did not withdraw and went on to represent Redwine . Iirc he went to rehab or attended classes.
DURANGO — A judge has postponed the trial of a man accused of killing his 13-year-old son in southwest Colorado.
The Durango Herald reports 57-year-old Mark Redwine’s trial was set to begin Sept. 17, but the timing was complicated in July after one of his attorneys was arrested on assault and domestic violence charges. Since the arrest, the attorney has failed to appear at two hearings, and the judge deemed him unable to properly represent Redwine.
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Judge postpones Mark Redwine trial after attorney’s arrest
A judge has postponed the trial of a man accused of killing his 13-year-old son in southwest Colorado.
Assault case against former Redwine defense lawyer dismissed
A judge has dismissed a case against a Colorado public defense lawyer formerly assigned to the murder case against Mark Redwine after prosecutors said there is not enough evidence to proceed with char...www.durangoherald.com
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Uhm. Excuse me? Also, why isn’t the wife withdrawing, I wonder?An attorney for the Aurora dentist charged with poisoning his wife to death withdrew from the case this week after he was arrested on suspicion of arson — first responders found the lawyer sitting on the porch of his Centennial home as it burned behind him Saturday night.
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Werking owned the home that burned with his wife, Lisa Fine Moses, who is also an attorney representing Craig. She did not withdraw from the murder case, and Craig is now represented by Fine Moses and attorney Ashley Witham, who joined the team on June 18.
Fine Moses did not return a request for comment Thursday. Werking could not be reached.
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Attorney for Aurora dentist accused of poisoning wife arrested for alleged arson, withdraws on eve of trial
An attorney for the Aurora dentist charged with poisoning his wife to death withdrew from the case this week after he was arrested on suspicion of arson.
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What?[…]
Court records about Werking’s arrest in the arson case were kept secret at the request of Chief Deputy District Attorney Jason Siers, who wrote in a motion to suppress the documents that the release of the details supporting Werking’s arrest could “jeopardize a jury trial scheduled to being (sic) July 10, 2025.”
“The release at this time of the affidavit could result in disclosure of information that could result in destruction, disposal or secreting evidence and tampering with identified and unidentified witnesses, which could jeopardize the ongoing investigation,” the motion states. “Further, release of the information could result in harassment of a witness and jeopardize a jury trial scheduled to being (sic) July 10, 2025.”
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Assistant District Attorney Ryan Brackley said in a statement Thursday evening that the motion was filed “in an abundance of caution to preserve defendant Craig’s right to a fair trial… The court agreed with this measure, and granted the motion.”
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Attorney for Aurora dentist accused of poisoning wife is arrested in arson of own home, withdraws on eve of murder trial
Robert Werking withdrew as counsel for murder suspect James Craig on Tuesday, just two days after his arrest and just 10 days before Craig’s murder trial was set to start in Arapahoe County.
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I have been curious if the change in his defense team give James Craig grounds for appeal later?Good to see that Werking formally withdrew from the case, and is caring for his health. I trust Craig's case will move forward with juror selection without delay.
Former attorney for Aurora dentist in high-profile murder case charged with arson of his own home
A Colorado attorney accused of setting his own house on fire last week appeared in court Tuesday after he was formally charged with two counts of felony arson.
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Robert Werking — who had been representing Aurora dentist James Craig in a high-profile murder case — attended the brief hearing virtually and appeared to be sitting in a hospital bed. His attorney, David Beller, said in a statement that Werking is seeking mental health treatment.
“Being a defense lawyer necessarily means bearing the burden of living at all times in other people’s trauma. Sometimes, this means becoming a news story, when the weight of trauma is too much for us to continue to carry,” Beller said in the statement. “Mr. Werking is getting the mental health treatment so many of us delay receiving.”
Werking, 59, did not address the court except to ask for time to speak privately with his attorneys, Beller and Victor Stazzone.
One defender of three before juror selection, probably not. JMO
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There is an Order granting EMC “with limitations”.
