Legal Opinion
Ruybalid v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners of the Cnty. of Las Animas Cnty.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 10, 2019No. 17SC708, RuybalidPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE BOATRIGHT delivered the Opinion of the Court.
*424 ¶1 Francisco Ruybalid was accused of numerous ethical violations arising out of cases that he either prosecuted or supervised while he was the District Attorney for the Third Judicial District of Colorado. Ultimately, Ruybalid admitted to 26 violations in exchange for another 138 alleged violations being dismissed. As a result of initially contesting the allegations of misconduct, Ruybalid incurred substantial attorney's fees and costs during the disciplinary proceeding. The counties of the Third Judicial District refused to reimburse…
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