Recht & Kornfeld In the News

Recht Comments on Serial Killer's Plea Deal

• He is Colorado's most prolific serial killer, but a sentencing conflict is raising questions about the plea deal that put Scott Lee Kimball behind bars.June 15, 2010 KDVRRead Entire Article

• There's reality. And then there's the world as Carol Chambers keeps trying to warp it.March 7, 2010, The Denver PostRead Entire Article

  

• It was quite by accident the biggest terrorism case in recent years landed on the doorstep of small-time defense lawyer Art FolsomSeptember 28, 2009, The Wall Street Journal Digital NetworkRead Entire Article

  

• Three experienced criminal defense lawyers . . . questioned the strategy of the attorney for Najibullah ZaziSeptember 22, 2009, The Denver PostRead Entire Article

  

• Criminal charges against a junior at Dakota Ridge High School, who wore a T-shirt saying "NOBAMA"May 01, 2009, The Denver PostRead Entire Article

  

• The Denver city attorney's office has dismissed criminal charges against DNC protestor and Code Pink member Alicia Forrest.Mar. 18, 2009, The Denver PostRead Entire Article

  

• Dan Recht comments on the Denver city attorney's office dropping the case against a journalist who was arrested during the DNC.Oct. 13, 2008, The Denver PostRead Entire ArticleView the PDF

  

• Rick Kornfeld, a Denver attorney and former federal prosecutor, also said the case is about fairness. "Did the District Court cut the defense off at the knees?"
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• Rick Kornfeld, a Denver attorney and former federal prosecutor, also said the case is about fairness. "Did the District Court cut the defense off at the knees?"Read Entire Article

  

• "Prior to the investigation, Mr. Kolomitz made full restitution by repaying both the inaugural and campaign accounts."
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• Beller Defends Protestors' Rights
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• Most of the protesters are young, between ages 20 and 24, Beller said. "The vast majority are college students. They are very politically driven and impassioned. They want to get out of jail but most are not able to make the $500 bond." August 26, 2008, Rocky Mountain NewsRead Entire Article

  

• Older Zamora found guilty of first-degree murder. The Columbine CourierRead Entire Article

  

• Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter on Monday notified prosecutors that more spending violations have been uncovered from his 2006 campaign, and that a former aide has written his campaign a check for $10,340 to correct the problem.June 16, 2008, The Denver PostRead Entire Article

  

• Dan Recht comments on Carmelo Anthony ruling.
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• Dan Recht comments on the murder case of University of Colorado student Susannah Chase.June 13, 2008, The Denver PostRead Entire Article

  

• "We received notice that Carmelo's blood test came back over the legal limit. This is old news, in that Carmelo has admitted from the beginning that he had been drinking and driving and should not have been," Anthony's attorney, Dan Recht, told CBS4.May 1, 2008, Rocky Mountain NewsRead Entire Article.

  

• Dan Recht comments on the infant death case.
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• Dan Recht on helping the famous win casesApril 18, 2008, Rocky Mountain NewsRead Article Excerpt

  

• Anthony's attorney, Dan Recht, said his client consented to a blood test, but results won't be available for about two weeks. "Carmelo apologizes to his fans, the Denver community, his teammates and the Nuggets organization for the distraction this is causing them," Recht said.Read Entire Article

  

• Rick Kornfeld comments on the case of David Holt, a former Denver police officer indicted last year for fraudulently collecting more than $667,000 in disability payments.April 5, 2008, Rocky Mountain NewsRead Entire Article

  

• Dan Recht prevails on an internet-luring sexual-assault case in Jefferson County, CO.
  November 26th, 2007, Law Week Colorado
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• Dan Recht speaks to Denver City Council regarding the importance of the 1st AmendmentJanuary 23, 2008, Rocky Mountain NewsRead Entire Article

  

• Dan Recht comments on the autopsy case.
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• Dan Recht comments on the shooting case.
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• Dan Recht prevails on a vehicular homicide case in Glenwood Springs, CO.
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• Dan Recht comments on the Ward Churchill case.
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• Dan Recht comments on the Frontier Airlines case .
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• Dan Recht comments on the case of the Darrent Williams shooting suspects .
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• Nuggets forward Johnson arrested“Denver Nuggets forward DerMarr Johnson was arrested early Saturday after he and two women were involved in a disturbance outside the Purple Martini nightclub on East Belleview Avenue. ”Read Entire Article

  

• Tasered Nugget says he was trying to stop a fightThe 5-foot-7-inch police officer knew Nuggets player DerMarr Johnson presented a challenge.Read Entire Article

  

• Dan Recht comments on the case of the Berthoud, CO teenagers whom lost their legs in a car accident.
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• "I'm not aware of any other animal-excrement cases," he said. "There have been many '(expletive deleted) you' cases, and the Supreme Court has said that while it might not be very dignified, the First Amendment doesn't just protect dignified speech, it protects all speech.
  
  "It's one of the great enduring beauties of the criminal-justice system, that juries have the ultimate say."
  
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• Dan Recht comments on the case of Judge Grafton Biddle and a prosecutor, whom together, had a sexual relationship in the judges chambers.
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• "Nacchio's been accused of a lot of things, but nobody has accused him of being stupid," said Denver attorney and former federal prosecutor Rick Kornfeld.
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• "White-collar, difficult cases like this can have dramatically different outcomes, depending on the jury that is selected," Denver attorney Dan Recht said. "The parties could easily try exactly the same case to two different juries and get two different outcomes.  That's how important this is."
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• "The defense wants someone who won't swallow everything the government says whole cloth," said Denver attorney Rick Kornfeld. "The government is going to want smart people also, in the sense that they're going to need people who can work through their theory."
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• Judge drops restraining order, says Nugget no threat to girlfriend“Miller's attorney, Dan Recht, gave the court copies of what he said was a text message from the 27-year-old woman seeking $100,000 from Miller after she alleged he had threatened her.”Read Entire Article

  

• Nuggets player denies sex assault allegation“Hodge's lawyer says the allegation is completely false and that the 37-year-old woman has a financial interest in making the charge.”View the Video

  

• Newmont Exec: Individuals Suffering In Indonesian Probe“Long and five of his Newmont colleagues in Indonesia are facing criminal charges over pollution allegations at the Minahasa mine on the island of Sulawesi. None of the six have been formally charged with anything, Long's lawyer, Rick Kornfeld, noted.”Read Entire Article

  

• Q&A: Rick KornfeldA conversation with an attorney who represents two employees of Denver-based Newmont Mining Corp. in a case alleging environmental crimes in Indonesia.Read Entire Article

  

• Dan Recht represents the three people forcibly removed from a President Bush rally. Recht asserts that his client's First Amendment Rights have been violated.View the Video

  

• Bush bouncer still a mystery“‘We are, with certainty, going to file a lawsuit…and during the course of that lawsuit, we'll find out who that person is,’ says Daniel Recht, attorney for the three.”Read Entire Article

  

• Saudis' aid fails to free suspect: Auroran accused of enslavement“Defense attorney Dan Recht said that in his 20-plus years of practicing law he's never seen a foreign government pay bail for one of its citizens in the United States.”Read Entire Article

  

• Bail set for Saudi man accused of raping, enslaving housemaid“He also said it was unusual for a foreign country to post bond for a defendant and that Al-Turki seemed to be particularly well-represented by ‘three of the best lawyers in town.’”Read Entire Article

  

• Saudi man prevails in hearing on bail: Aurora resident had been held as flight risk“Defense attorney Dan Recht said the total cost of freedom while charges are pending for Al-Turki and his wife - who faces related charges - likely will be about $1 million.”Read Entire Article

  

• This is a documentary aired nationally on ABC in the fall of 2004 called In The Jury Room. The documentary features the second degree murder case: State of Colorado v. Daniel Prickett. Dan Recht and Rick Kornfeld kept their client from going to jail.View the Video

  

• In the documentary "Reading Your Rights," produced by Just Media for PBS, the Tattered Cover First Amendment case is examined. This is a documentary which has aired nationally on public television. It is about the precedent setting case before the Colorado Supreme Court in which Dan Recht and Rick Kornfeld represented the Tattered Cover Book Store, one of the cultural jewels of Denver. After police officers tried to search the purchasing records of one of the bookstore's customers suspected of buying a book on how to create methamphetamine, the Tattered Cover said 'no' on First Amendment grounds. The Tattered Cover prevailed in the Colorado Supreme Court and set an important precedent across the country protecting the privacy of its book purchasing customers.View Video Excerpts

  

• Tattered Cover wins ruling: Court rules store doesn't have to give records to police“‘The Supreme Court decision doesn't say you can never get information from a bookstore,’ said Meskis' attorney, Dan Recht. ‘You have to show a compelling need.’”Read Entire Article

  

• Police Seek Record of Bookstore Patrons in Bid for Drug Charge“But Ms. Meskis's lawyer, Daniel N. Recht, said the search warrant, which initially sought all records over a 30-day period involving the buyer of the two books, amounted to nothing more than ‘a fishing expedition’ that would prove little even if records confirmed that the books had arrived in the envelope.”Read Entire Article

  

• Colorado Supreme Court Decision: Our View by Richard Kornfeld and Steven Zansberg“As a result of the Tattered Cover decision, Coloradans do not live with such fear.”Read Entire Article

  

• Dan Recht was able to obtain a dismissal of the drug charges pending against Denver Nuggets basketball superstar Carmelo AnthonyView the Video

  

• Pot case against Nugget dropped: Anthony happy to turn attention fully to basketball“‘Had we gone to trial, Carmelo would have won hands down,’ said Anthony's attorney, Dan Recht. ‘He didn't know about the drug, and Cunningham did know and said he knew.’”Read Entire Article

  

• Charges dropped on lack of evidence“The dismissal came as a shock because Medeiros hadn't even entered a plea yet, his lawyer Dan Recht said.
  ‘We weren't willing to plea bargain. All we were willing to take was a dismissal, which is a gutsy position for Louis to take,’ Recht said.”Read Entire Article

  

• Front Range mechanic cleared in Vail rape case: Man found not guilty of sexually assaulting teenager in Vail“‘This has been a living nightmare for Dan Stoops and we're thankful to the jury and the American jury system for exonerating him,’ said Dan Recht, Stoops' lawyer. ‘Imagine 18 months of being charged with rape.’”Read Entire Article

  

• Three SHARE cases dismissed“Recht indicated there was a ‘distinct possibility’ of a civil suit against Hefty for damages he forced the attorney's clients to incur and for violation of their
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• Singer off hook for using obscenity“Lewis' attorney, Daniel Recht, argued that Lewis' language was protected by the First Amendment and asked the judge to dismiss the case.”Read Entire Article

  

• Teacher's sex charges dropped“Lozano's lawyer, Dan Recht, said that in recent days the child told variations of her original story which troubled him and Alfrey.
  ‘She told another version of the story that was more improbable than the last and so improbable this time that the DA felt compelled to dismiss,’ Recht said.”Read Entire Article

  

• Dan Recht gives expert legal commentary on the JonBenét Ramsey murder case.View the Video

  

• Dan Recht gives expert legal commentary on the Colorado Supreme Court's decision with regard to the Lisl Auman felony murder case.View the Video

  

• Dan Recht provides expert legal commentary on the Kobe Bryant rape caseView the Video

  

• Dan Recht provides expert legal commentary on the Kobe Bryant rape caseView the Video

  

• Past imperfect: Has Colorado's rape shield law been violated by attorney in Kobe Bryant case? Clearly, noby Daniel Recht and Richard KornfeldRead Entire Article

  

• Dan Recht appears nationally on Nightline as an expert legal commentator regarding the Oklahoma City Bombing caseView the Video

  

• Dan Recht appears nationally on the News Hour with Jim Lehrer four times as an expert legal commentator regarding the Oklahoma City Bombing case.View the Video