Hearing-impaired Spencer Kontnik wrongly excluded from Denver jury

DENVER, CO - March 09: The ... — Katie Wood, The Denver Post
The Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse serves all of Denver County and is part of the Denver Justice Center in downtown Denver, Colorado on March 9, 2016.

By Shelly Bradbury | sbradbury@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: January 18, 2024 at 11:24 AM MST | UPDATED: January 18, 2024 at 3:55 PM MST

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A Denver County Court judge violated state law when she stopped a hearing-impaired man from serving as a juror because of his disability, a Denver District Court judge found Monday.

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