Liberty Day brings students together with local judicial systems to teach them about the law, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
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TORRINGTON – Gasps filled the courtroom as accused burglar “Mr. Cruz” was lead in, in shackles, on Monday for his arraignment.
The gallery watched with rapt attention as District Court Judge Patrick Korell read the charges and went through the litany of the defendant’s rights, as allowed by the law. They listened closely as, chains rattling, “Mr. Cruz” stood at the judge’s urging and issued his plea: “Not guilty.”
And another Liberty Day event was off and running for fifth graders on Goshen County School District No. 1.
Started in 1996 in Colorado, Liberty Day brings students together with local judicial systems to teach them about the law, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. For the past few years, the Goshen County Bar Association has hosted its Liberty Day events at the courthouse in Torrington.
“I know there’s been encouragement the local bar associations have received from the state bar association to put on these Liberty Day events,” said Nate Hibben, local attorney and commissioner of the county bar association. “To educate this next generation on civics, the law and the constitution.