Tina M. Peters has filed an Application in the U.S. District Court for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 while incarcerated for nonviolent convictions and a nine-year sentence. The United States has submitted a Statement of Interest highlighting concerns about the length of her sentence, First Amendment implications, and the denial of bail. The document emphasizes the need for review due to the serious health issues Peters is facing and the overall circumstances of her case.
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Tina M. Peters has filed an Application in the U.S. District Court for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 while incarcerated for nonviolent convictions and a nine-year sentence. The United States has submitted a Statement of Interest highlighting concerns about the length of her sentence, First Amendment implications, and the denial of bail. The document emphasizes the need for review due to the serious health issues Peters is facing and the overall circumstances of her case.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 25-cv-00425-STV
TINA M. PETERS,
Applicant,
v.
JOHN FEYEN, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Larimer County, Colorado; and
PHILIP J. WEISER, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Colorado,
Respondents,
STATEMENT OF INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tina Peters has sought relief in this action through an Application filed pursuant to 28
ULS.C. § 2254, The United States respectfully submits this Statement of Interest pursuant to 28
US.C. § 517."
Ms. Peters is currently incarcerated while pursuing a direct appeal of her underlying
nonviolent convictions and combined nine-year sentence. The Application explains that Ms,
Peters suffers from serious heal
health have deteriorated. Reasonable concems have been raised about various aspects of Ms.
Peters’ case. These concerns relate to, among other things, the exceptionally lengthy sentence
imposed relative to the conduct at issue, the First Amendment implications of the trial court's
October 2024 assertions relating to Ms. Peters, and whether Colorado's denial of bail pending
* Congress has authorized the Attorney General to send “any officer of the Department of Justice .. to
any . .. district in the United States to attend to the interests of the United States in a suit pending in a
‘court of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 517,