Colo. Appeals Court Extends High Court Serious Injury Rule

By Parker Quinlan ( June 11, 2026, 10:03 PM EDT) -- A Colorado state appeals court on Thursday issued a new interpretation of state Supreme Court precedent, finding an incarcerated man cannot face assault charges alleging serious bodily injury because prosecutors failed to show a corrections officer suffered such an injury, rather than just facing the risk of one....

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