CO Springs Bar Owner Seeks New Trial
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Posted: 10:29 PM Oct 10, 2008
Last Updated: 10:29 PM Oct 10, 2008
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A Colorado Springs bar owner found guilty of breaking the state smoking ban law is seeking a new trial, alleging jurors went to his business during deliberations to investigate.

Murray Street Darts bar owner Bruce Hicks plead guilty this week to violating the state's smoking band but it's a jury trial from last month that he's contesting.
Hicks' attorney says two jurors went to his client's bar to see if he had a sign that advertised it as a "cigar bar."

Hicks has maintained he is exempt from the ban because he qualifies for the "cigar bar" provision, meaning at least 5 percent or $50,000 of his revenue comes from the sale of tobacco products.

Two other local bar owners also plead guilty this week to violating the ban.

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Posted by: Tom Location: Peyton on Oct 11, 2008 at 07:08 PM
This bar owner already pleaded guilty and has openly broke the law since the smoking ban was implimented. Now he wants to cost the taxpayers even more money by this frivolous contesting. I hope he gets the maximum fines plus additional cost for costing the taxpayers even more money.

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