A coalition of community groups, including the NAACP, the National Lawyers Guild and Colorado Progressive Action said Wednesday night they have begun circulating a petition to recall Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey.
“During the 11 years that Morrissey has held office, Denver’s tax-payers have paid millions of dollars to settle police brutality cases, some of which have resulted in the death of innocent civilians. Morrissey has never once filed charges against law enforcement officers in any excessive use of force cases,” the group said in a news release.
The recall movement comes less than a week after Morrissey announced that his office would not press charges against the two Denver police officers who shot and killed Jessica Hernandez in January.
Lynn Kimbrough, a spokeswoman for Morrissey, said Wednesday night that the DA’s office was aware of the petition, but would have no comment.
The statement said 53,925 signatures from registered Denver voters were needed by Aug. 4 to continue the recall effort.
Updated June 11, 2015, 9:55 a.m. The following corrected information has been added to this article: Because of a source error, the date signatures are due was incorrect. Signatures are due Aug. 4.
