18 ore 21 sett 2018 anni - Defense files notice accusing D.A. of withholding evidence

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6:00pm CW appears in court room 5 for a Review Hearing

Judge Kopcow instructs D.A. provide the defense with the autopsy reports by Tuesday 9/25/2018. The district attorney's office replied stating that they "have every intention of providing counsel for defendant the reports, upon receipt."

Order from Judge Marcelo Kopcow mentions that the court was not aware of any Colorado Open Records Act requests for the autopsy reports from the public.

The district attorney's office, after talking with the coroner, stated in its filing that the coroner's office received approximately 20 requests to get the reports. "In addition to the written requests, there are numerous media outlets ... who continually telephone the (coroner's office), on a daily basis, requesting the autopsy reports and updates," the district attorney's recent filing states.

Defense files a notice accusing D.A. of withholding evidence, as they had not received copies of the autopsy reports. They stated they could not respond to the district attorney's motion without first looking at the reports. The defense motion claimed that the failure of the district attorney's office to provide these reports "violates due process of law," undermines the fairness of the proceedings, makes it impossible for attorneys to provide Watts with effective assistance, "and continues to put Mr. Watts on unequal footing with the government

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CO Courts Court records search

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