The Denver Post
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — The parents of a slain corrections officer shouldn’t be allowed to testify that they oppose the death penalty when the man charged with killing their son goes on trial, prosecutors say.
A prosecution motion filed Jan. 6 argues that Colorado law allows victims to testify about the impact a crime had on them but not about their opinions on the death penalty.
Bob Autobee, whose 23-year-old son Eric was beaten to death at a state prison in Limon in 2002, wants to testify against the death penalty at the trial of Edward Montour if Montour is convicted of murder.
The elder Autobee has said his son would have opposed the death penalty.
A motion filed by Bob Autobee’s attorney says he has a right to testify under Colorado law.
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