In light of newly discovered evidence revealed to me on Friday, Jan. 18th, I will be moving as expeditiously as possible to make the determination of whether all charges against Timothy Masters will be dismissed.

I will also be sending a letter to all law enforcement agencies in the Eighth Judicial District requesting that they review contested convictions in this jurisdiction in which the defendants are still serving a sentence in the Department of Corrections.

Any case that may benefit from results of DNA testing procedures, not available at the time of the convictions, are to be reported to my office.

Many positive changes have been made to our discovery process in the last 9 years, and we will continue to examine any practice that could potentially hamper full, complete and immediate discovery compliance.

In addition, my staff and I have met with Chief Harrison and his staff of the Fort Collins Police Services to discuss the flow of critical information with assurance that all information is available to our office and the defense. I will also be meeting with our other law enforcement heads to review similar discovery issues and information access.

I can assure everyone that I will continue to do whatever I can to ensure confidence in our criminal justice system.

Larry R. Abrahamson