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Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Double Enhancement for Assault of Prison Guard
by Christopher Zoukis
The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld a trial court's decision to sentence a prisoner to a consecutive term for assaulting a prison guard and to enhance the sentence because it was committed by a prisoner in custody.
Curtis Gordon Adams was found guilty of …
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