US EditionFormer Colorado clerk will remain in state prison after a federal judge rejects her bid for freedom
Federal magistrate judge ruled that Tina Peters’ state appeal must proceed before federal intervention; her habeas corpus petition was dismissed without prejudice.
- A federal magistrate judge denied a former Colorado county clerk's request for release from prison during her appeal of a conviction related to voting machine tampering.
- Chief Magistrate Judge Scott Varholak stated he lacks the authority to release her while she appeals her 2024 conviction.
- Judge Varholak acknowledged that Ms. Peters raises important constitutional questions regarding her sentence, which are being evaluated by the Colorado Court of Appeals.
- Peters remains in state prison as she seeks to overturn her nine-year sentence from a Mesa County jury conviction last year.
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kiowacountypress.netTina Peters’ request for release on bond dismissed by federal judge
A federal magistrate judge in Colorado on Monday dismissed former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus, one of several long-shot legal maneuvers Peters’ attorneys and allies in the election-denial movement have sought to use…
Federal Judge Issues Shock Ruling In Tina Peters Case
A federal judge has refused to free a former Colorado county clerk serving a nine-year prison sentence for attempting to breach election systems while trying to back President Donald Trump’s claims of fraud in the 2020 election. Tina Peters, 70, the former clerk of Mesa County, was convicted by a state jury for her role […] The post Federal Judge Issues Shock Ruling In Tina Peters Case appeared first on News Addicts.
Tina Peters deserved her conviction, just not a prison cell
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