09/10/2026
A complex Boulder County case involving assisted su***de concluded without prison time for a Decker & Jones client.
David Norton faced serious charges for assisting in the su***de of his 91-year-old mother-in-law, raising difficult legal and philosophical questions surrounding personal autonomy and self-determination.
David R. Jones represented Mr. Norton and secured a favorable plea agreement that resulted in a two-year deferred sentence and probation rather than incarceration.
During sentencing, the judge acknowledged the unusual and deeply personal circumstances surrounding the case, including the broader questions of self-determination at its center.
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“I go back and forth on whether this should be a charge at all,” Boulder County District Court Judge Dea M. Lindsey said. “I think it’s a philosophical issue.”