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    Prominent public defender dead in apparent suicide

    June 25, 3:28 PM
    by Miranda K. Bacon, Denver Crime Examiner
     
     

    Cary Lacklen/ Boulder Daily Camera 
    A well-respected Boulder public defender committed suicide over the weekend, according to reports in the Boulder Daily Camera.

    Cary Lacklen, 57, worked with the Boulder County Public Defender’s Office for more than 30 years, defending high-profile clients including John Engel and Joseph Dowler.

    He also received notariety defending anti-war protesters who were gassed in Colorado Springs.

    A fervent opponent of capital punishment, Lacklen often worked as a defense attorney on death penalty cases.

    A memorial service for Lacklen will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. on the green in Chautauqua Park in Boulder.

    Memorial contributions in Lacklen’s name can be made to the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, where he volunteered his time, serving on the board of directors.

    My friend Travis Henry, a former reporter for the Longmont Daily Times-Call, (who covered the Engel case from start to finish) had this to say about Lacklen:

    "I had great respect for Cary Lacklen. He had a genuine desire to make sure anyone accused of a crime received a fair shake. I respect him for that."

    "He was sometimes hard on reporters, but it was always in the interest of maintaining fairness. I loved the guy. Sometimes public defenders get a bad rap, but he always made sure that the police and prosecutors were doing their job properly."

    I, too, thought very highly of Lacklen.

    It's funny what you remember about people. I remember being intimidated by him in the courtroom, and that his loafers were always a bit too big.

     It's just such a shame.

    Lacklen was a great, stand-up guy. 

     


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