By Marianne Goodland | Denver Gazette
Employees at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation who observe misconduct and don’t report it could be in for problems of their own under a bill now heading to the governor’s desk.
House Bill 1275 creates “a duty to report” wrongful actions committed by crime lab employees. It also requires the crime lab director to investigate those actions, and creates a process for individuals to seek post-conviction relief if their case is impacted.
The bill is yet another outgrowth of the misconduct allegations tied to Yvonne Woods, a nearly 30-year employee of the CBI accused of deleting data and manipulating DNA evidence in more than 1,000 instances.