JUDGE:

CARLOS A. SAMOUR, JR. 

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Carlos A. Samour Jr was born in El Salvadore and moved to the USA at age 13. He was a private defense attorney as well as a prosecutor in Denver. He became a district court judge in 2007. This is his 1st death penalty case as a judge. 

DEFENSE:

DEFENSE ATTORNEY TAMARA BRADY 

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Chief deputy public defender with experience in death penalty cases & mental illness defense. 

DEFENSE ATTORNEY DANIEL KING

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Chief trial deputy for Colorado's Office of the State Public Defender. Been with the Public Defender's Office sincd 1995.

DEFENSE ATTORNEY KRISTEN NELSON

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Deputy public defender 

DEFENSE ATTORNEY KATHERINE SPENGLER 

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Graduated from Colorado University in 2002. Defended Austin Sigg, who was sentenced to life for murdering and dismembering Jessica Ridgeway. 

Rebekka Higgs Deputy Public Defender

PROSECUTION:

District Attorney George Brauchler

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Lieutenant Colonel-  US Army Reserve's Regional Defense Counsel. He is also Adjunct Professor at DU's Sturm College of Law since 2002. He is a University of Colorado graduate. He has 18 years of experience. 

Prosecuting Attorney Karen Pearson

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Chief Prosecutor.  Has been with the DA’s office since 1996.  She has been a Deputy District Attorney since 2007.  Graduate of the University of Denver Law School.

Prosecuting Attorney Jacob Edson

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Chief Deputy District Attorney in the 18th Judicial District. 

Prosecuting Attorney Lisa Teesch-Maguire

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Staff Attorney at the Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center since 2011. Graduate of CU-Boulder's Leeds School of Business and School of Law.

Prosecuting Attorney RICHARD ORMAN

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Senior Deputy District Attorney.  Has been with the DA’s office since 2001.  Graduate of Georgetown’s Law School.



Dan Zook - DEATH PENALTY EXPERT

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Private practice death penalty expert who is with the prosecution