Colorado's statute governing discovery has a clear deadline that was not violated. I disagree that missing discovery dates at
months before trial, pursued by the defense and agreed to by the prosecutor, would ever affect a verdict.
The sanctions imposed by Lama in fact terminated the case.
At the entry of the not guilty plea, the court shall set a deadline for such disclosure. In no case shall such disclosure be less than 35 days before trial for a felony trial, or 7 days before trial for a non-felony trial, except for good cause shown.
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Pardonnez moi, but what am I missing here?!?!
If an accused is
not in pre-trial
confinement, what's the bleeding hurry?! Was an issue of speedy trial,
vel non, uttered, scribbled on Kleenex, or whatever at any point in these proceedings? Well sorry, but I can't tell from all this "'anecdotal" blathering where the miscarriage of justice, due process denial or irremediable harm may lie. Is anyone else here envisioning apoplectic judges losing their quintessential temperament,
en masse, re. "missed" administrative deadlines??
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GGMM!
Yes, 'the Law' may well be duly legislated, but absent
Facts, how do we reach
Issues? Anyone recall "briefing" cases all evening, only to endure their subsequent Socratic-shredding in class the next am?
Sound, charitable suggestion to follow

:
Should you sense knicker-twisting potential in a particular offering on-site, and "roll & scroll" just doesn't assuage your dishevelment, exclaim just as G.B.Shaw penned:
“If the law supposes that,” said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, “the law is a 

— a idiot.
It'll help! I aver!
* Good Golly Magistrate Molly