When the defendant in a criminal case in Colorado wanted to get rid of a GPS ankle monitoring device he was wearing as a condition of his pre-trial bond, he presented a falsified court order to an employee of a private nonprofit organization operating the pre-trial program. On the basis of the fake order, the employee removed the ankle bracelet. When it was later learned that the supposed order was false, the defendant was charged and convicted of attempting to influence a public servant by means of deceit. He appealed on the ground that the employee was not a public servant. In a case of first impression, a Court of Appeals of Colorado has rejected the argument and affirmed the conviction...