about filming or recording court proceedings - then challenged Peters when it appeared she was doing so. And, as Clerk/Recorder, Peters should have been perfectly aware of such requirements in any case.
- Denver Post - On Feb. 7, Peters allegedly appeared to be using an iPad to record a court hearing in Deputy Clerk Belinda Knisley’s criminal case and then told the judge in the case that she was not recording it, the search warrant stated. The judge had told members of the audience that he would take action if he found out someone was recording the hearing.
During a status hearing for Knisley’s case, a deputy DA and paralegal said they heard Peters claim in court that she wasn’t recording and that those who accused of her of such were not being truthful, but that they saw Peters using the iPad to record, or attempt to record and then stopping it when she was discovered, according to the warrant.
If the evidence shows Peters did record and lied to the judge, she could be charged with attempting to influence a public servant, a felony.
A spokesperson for Peters’ legal defense fund said the legal team is assessing its options after Tuesday’s arrest.
“The search warrant presented listed exactly one item, an iPad with a white case,” Rory McShane said in an email. “Clerk Peters complied with that, then officers began attempting to take other items of personal property, not listed in the warrant including her car keys, which is illegal.”
If LE 'incidentally' run across evidence of illegal activity or intent during legitimate search, that is clearly covered - but I would like to know what 'other items' (including car keys?) they were attempting to remove/seize? Or is that part of the story just a plain fabrication?
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