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Robert Ray (left) is convicted of issuing the orders that led to the killings of witnesses Javad Marshall Fields and his fiance Vivian Wolfe. Sir Mario Owens (center) is on death row for carrying out those killings. And Nathan Dunlap (right) is convicted of killing four at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant in 1993. He's been in reviews and appeals for more than 15 years. (credit: CBS)

Personal Stories Grip Lawmakers On Death Penalty

A proposal to abolish Colorado’s death penalty will be one of the most emotional issues this legislative session – in part because lawmakers’ own stories are closely connected to the debate.

2013/03/17

Colorado Lawmakers Debate Banning Death Penalty

Lawmakers in Colorado continue to debate whether to ban the death penalty.

2013/03/15

Man Accused Of Threatening Rep. Fields Suspended As COO Of Company

A man suspected of threatening a Democratic state lawmaker has been suspended by the company in which he is the chief operating officer.

2013/02/26

Man Arrested On Charges Of Threatening Gun Control Advocate Rep. Rhonda Fields

Denver police say an executive of a technology services consulting firm is responsible for threatening a Democratic state lawmaker who is sponsoring bills to expand background checks for firearm purchases and limit the size of ammunition magazines.

2013/02/25

Supreme Court Refuses Chuck E. Cheese’s Killer’s Appeal

A Colorado judge can schedule the state’s first execution in 15 years after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from an inmate who killed four people at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in 1993.

2013/02/19

For Colorado Lawmaker, Death Penalty Debate Personal

Rep. Rhonda Fields stood before her colleagues recently and told them about her dead son. He would have turned 30 that day.

2013/02/02

Sir Mario Owens, left, and engaged couple Vivian Wolfe and Javad Marshall-Fields (credit: CBS)

Colorado Court Upholds Death Row Conviction

The Colorado Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a man on death row who killed a potential witness and his fiancée.

2012/07/26

CBS4's Alan Gionet talks with Colorado defense attorney David Lane (credit: CBS)

Death Sentence For Shooting Suspect Could Take More Than A Decade

A decision on maybe the biggest step in the court process in the investigation of theater shootings suspect James Holmes is a long way away — will prosecutors pursue the death penalty?

2012/07/24