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Before Tina Peters’ Mesa County trial in August 2024 for lying to Jena Griswold’s office, the former County Clerk was found in contempt of court for recording the court proceedings of her former staffer, Belinda Knisely.
That contempt finding was referenced as a compounding circumstance by Judge Matthew Barrett in his cruel, unusual, and unprecedented sentencing of Peters to nine years following her conviction. Peters’ contempt finding was part of the judge’s severity calculus.
“You have no qualms with violating the court's orders because - you are innocent - because you didn't do anything wrong - you were just doing your job. You have no problem trying to kick an officer,” Barrett said during his October 3, 2024 sentencing.
In July, Peters appealed the contempt finding, and on Thursday, the Colorado Court of Appeals vacated the judgement of contempt and overturned the penalties, ruling in Tina’s favor.
Whether this victory impacts Peters’ overall condition remains to be seen, but her attorneys are certain to argue that it should. And they may have a valid argument, at least when it comes to her sentencing.
Judge Barrett, given his remarks at sentencing, relied upon the unrelated contempt saga in his determination to sentence her so severely. That calculation is now flawed and warrants further review. Peters appellant brief is expected to be filed sometime in February 2025.
Peters made additional headlines Thursday as she was transferred to the Larimer County jail in Fort Collins, after raising concerns about her safety in Mesa County.
Read the statement from the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department, posted Wednesday on their website, here:
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