Colorado’s high court won’t review Tina Peters case

DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of controversial elections clerk Tina Peters, ending her ability to challenge the convictions on her record. Her nine-year prison sentence was previously commuted by Colorado Governor Jared Polis on the grounds that she was a first-time offender and that her crimes, which involved falsifying someone’s identity and allowing them into restricted elections offices, were not violent in nature.Read the ruling here.Read our prior coverage of Tina Peters here and here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads