GOLDEN: A truck driver sentenced Monday to 110 years for the death of four people in an explosive accident in suburban Denver moved one step closer to shortening his prison term.
Judge Bruce Jones sets a hearing on January 13 for reconsideration of Rogel. aguilera-maderosThe sentencing followed widespread outrage over the seriousness of the sentence and an unusual request by prosecutors to reconsider the case.
During a virtual hearing to discuss the request, one of Aguilera-Maderos’ attorneys, James Colgan, said the defense needed some time to see if there were similar cases that could help guide its approach. can.
Jones said he wanted to know more about whether the law allowed him to reconsider the sentence, which gives him the discretion to determine whatever sentence he wants.
He said victims would be able to hear in person about whether Aguilera-Maderos should be offended. But he said he didn’t want them to go through that stress unless they wanted to.
“I’m a captive bystander if they want to talk to me,” he said.
Nearly 5 million people have signed an online petition demanding clemency for Aguilera-Maderos. In addition to prosecutors’ request to reduce the sentence, Aguilera-Maderos has requested a clemency from the Colorado government. Jared Police.
Last week, District Attorney Alexis King In a statement it said it would seek a period of 20 to 30 years in the 2019 wreck on Interstate 70 west of Denver. She said the extent of the sentence represented a “reasonable consequence” for Aguilera-Maderos’ conduct, noting that the accident was not an accident.
After Monday’s hearing, King said his office requested a reconsideration to give the court the ability to enforce a sentence not bound by the state’s mandated sentencing laws. She said the judge, knowing the matter very well, was in the best position to fix a new sentence and urged people to be patient as the court process was underway.
Jones sentenced Aguilera-Maderos to 110 years on December 13, after finding that this was the minimum term prescribed under state law.
During the hearing, the judge said, ‘I will say that if I had conscience, this would not have been my punishment.
Leonard Martinez, another attorney for Aguilera-Maderos, has said the district attorney’s newly requested sentencing limits are not in line with similar cases in Colorado and the United States.
Colorado law allows for sentences to be modified for crimes deemed violent in cases with “unusual and extenuating circumstances,” but those sentences cannot take effect until 119 days after a person enters prison. King and defense attorneys believe Jones may implement a new, reduced sentence earlier and enforce it later.
Aguilera-Maderos testified that he was carrying wood when the brakes on his semitrailer failed when he was descending a steep grade of Interstate 70 in the Rocky Mountain foothills on April 25, 2019. His truck rammed into vehicles that had slowed due to another wreck, a chain-reaction wreck and a fireball that ate molten sections of the vehicles and highway.
He cried while apologizing to the families of the victims on the December 13 sentence.
“When I look at my charges, we are talking about a murderer, which I am not,” he said. “I’ve never thought about hurting anyone in my entire life.”
Prosecutors argued that they should have used a runaway ramp designed for such situations. For his part, Aguilera-Maderos said he was struggling to avoid traffic and was trying to slow down.
The mishap killed 24-year-old Miguel Angel Lamas Arellano, 67-year-old William Bailey, 61-year-old Doyle Harrison and 69-year-old Stanley Politano. Relatives of the victims favored at least some prison time in their sentencing hearings.
Judge Bruce Jones sets a hearing on January 13 for reconsideration of Rogel. aguilera-maderosThe sentencing followed widespread outrage over the seriousness of the sentence and an unusual request by prosecutors to reconsider the case.
During a virtual hearing to discuss the request, one of Aguilera-Maderos’ attorneys, James Colgan, said the defense needed some time to see if there were similar cases that could help guide its approach. can.
Jones said he wanted to know more about whether the law allowed him to reconsider the sentence, which gives him the discretion to determine whatever sentence he wants.
He said victims would be able to hear in person about whether Aguilera-Maderos should be offended. But he said he didn’t want them to go through that stress unless they wanted to.
“I’m a captive bystander if they want to talk to me,” he said.
Nearly 5 million people have signed an online petition demanding clemency for Aguilera-Maderos. In addition to prosecutors’ request to reduce the sentence, Aguilera-Maderos has requested a clemency from the Colorado government. Jared Police.
Last week, District Attorney Alexis King In a statement it said it would seek a period of 20 to 30 years in the 2019 wreck on Interstate 70 west of Denver. She said the extent of the sentence represented a “reasonable consequence” for Aguilera-Maderos’ conduct, noting that the accident was not an accident.
After Monday’s hearing, King said his office requested a reconsideration to give the court the ability to enforce a sentence not bound by the state’s mandated sentencing laws. She said the judge, knowing the matter very well, was in the best position to fix a new sentence and urged people to be patient as the court process was underway.
Jones sentenced Aguilera-Maderos to 110 years on December 13, after finding that this was the minimum term prescribed under state law.
During the hearing, the judge said, ‘I will say that if I had conscience, this would not have been my punishment.
Leonard Martinez, another attorney for Aguilera-Maderos, has said the district attorney’s newly requested sentencing limits are not in line with similar cases in Colorado and the United States.
Colorado law allows for sentences to be modified for crimes deemed violent in cases with “unusual and extenuating circumstances,” but those sentences cannot take effect until 119 days after a person enters prison. King and defense attorneys believe Jones may implement a new, reduced sentence earlier and enforce it later.
Aguilera-Maderos testified that he was carrying wood when the brakes on his semitrailer failed when he was descending a steep grade of Interstate 70 in the Rocky Mountain foothills on April 25, 2019. His truck rammed into vehicles that had slowed due to another wreck, a chain-reaction wreck and a fireball that ate molten sections of the vehicles and highway.
He cried while apologizing to the families of the victims on the December 13 sentence.
“When I look at my charges, we are talking about a murderer, which I am not,” he said. “I’ve never thought about hurting anyone in my entire life.”
Prosecutors argued that they should have used a runaway ramp designed for such situations. For his part, Aguilera-Maderos said he was struggling to avoid traffic and was trying to slow down.
The mishap killed 24-year-old Miguel Angel Lamas Arellano, 67-year-old William Bailey, 61-year-old Doyle Harrison and 69-year-old Stanley Politano. Relatives of the victims favored at least some prison time in their sentencing hearings.
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