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Colorado court tosses Tina Peters' 9-year sentence for tampering with election equipment, orders resentencing
The appeals court kept her convictions intact but said the original 9-year term improperly punished protected speech and election-fraud claims.
- On Thursday, the Colorado Court of Appeals vacated the nine-year sentence for former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, ordering a district court to resentence her while upholding her convictions.
- Peters was convicted of four felonies and three misdemeanors in 2024 for orchestrating a 2021 security breach at the Mesa County Elections Office, allowing an unauthorized individual to copy voting system data.
- Chief Judge Gilbert's panel ruled the trial court 'obviously erred' by basing the original sentence on Peters' protected speech regarding election fraud allegations, violating her First Amendment rights.
- The court affirmed that President Donald Trump's pardon of Peters is invalid for state crimes, with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser stating she remains a 'convicted felon' regardless of sentencing changes.
- Facing an April 3 clemency deadline, Governor Jared Polis evaluates Peters' status amid Trump's threats of 'harsh measures' and funding cuts—actions Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser termed a 'revenge campaign.
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Colorado court orders resentencing of Tina Peters for election fraud scheme
A Colorado appeals court ruled Thursday that a former county clerk convicted in a scheme that sought to prove fraud in the 2020 presidential election should be resentenced because a judge wrongly punished her for statements protected as free speech.
Tina Peters Scores Massive Legal Victory In 2020 Election Witch-Hunt
A Colorado appeals court just blew up a nine-year prison sentence handed to former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters, ruling the trial judge crossed the line by factoring in her views on the 2020 election. In a 77-page decision, a three-judge panel of the Colorado Court of Appeals said the lower court improperly weighed Peters’ speech when deciding her punishment, even as it upheld her conviction tied to a voting system breach. “The trial court’s co…
Colorado appeals court orders resentencing for former county clerk Tina Peters in election fraud scheme
A Colorado appeals court ruled Thursday that a former county clerk convicted in a scheme that attempted to find proof of fraud in the 2020 presidential election should be resentenced.
Appeals Court Reverses Sentence for Woman Convicted of Deceiving Election Officials
An appeals court has reversed the sentence of a woman convicted of lying to Colorado state officials about a tech specialist she brought in to observe changes to election software. The Colorado Court of Appeals upheld her conviction and said she is ineligible for a pardon by President Donald Trump. However, it ruled that she was improperly sentenced and sent the case back to state court for resentencing. “Here, the trial court’s comments about P…
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