Last week, former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ appeals were heard by a Colorado appellate court. During the hearing, Senior Assistant Attorney General Lisa Michaels was grilled by the judges regarding several issues with Peters’ trial and her sentencing. Those issues revolved around the failure to articulate a “benefit” for one of her felony charges, an essential element of the charge. Another argument was that the jury was instructed that one charge was a felony but the inclusion of the word “might” was applicable only to a misdemeanor charge, as mentioned in the clip below. The judges also grilled the sentencing remarks from the trial judge, Matthew Barrett, for considering conduct that was not charged and was not permitted to be presented in her case,…
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