JUST IN: A man who sought to appeal his burglary conviction and 12-year prison sentence on the grounds that a juror slept through part of his trial cannot do so, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled today.
A man who sought to appeal his burglary conviction and 12-year prison sentence on the grounds that a juror slept through part of his trial cannot do so, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Forgette was arrested in 2014 and charged with second-degree burglary after a Denver couple returned home to find him leaving their just-burglarized home. During Forgette’s jury trial, one juror fell asleep during the presentation of evidence at least twice.
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