Tag:Colorado Court of Appeals

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Holds Courts Can Reimpose Probation on Sentences Served Without Violating Allman v. People

The state Supreme Court also ruled this week that a trial court has no freestanding authority to order discovery absent certain authorizations.

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Declines to Extend Unconditional Cross-Examination Right When Witness is No Longer on Probation

The appeals court held that a defendant didn’t have an unconditional right to cross-examine a witness when that witness was no longer on probation at the time of trial.

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Again Reverses Immunity for Officer Involved in Fatal Motor Collision

The Colorado Court of Appeals, in a case on remand from the Colorado Supreme Court, again reversed CGIA immunity for a police officer and a Colorado town.

Colorado Court of Appeals Reinforces Value of Contractual Clarity

Spencer Fane partner Adam Veltri and associate Sadaf Deedar explain the contractual implications from a recent appeals court decision.

Court Opinion: Appeals Court Rules Statute Doesn’t Require Parent to be Paying Attention During Interrogation

The Colorado Court of Appeals held that the state statute on juvenile interrogations doesn’t include a parental attentiveness requirement.

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Disapproves of Ruling in Case Involving Counterman Analysis

The Colorado Court of Appeals found that a court had erroneously applied the Counterman standard to a stalking case.

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Holds Permanent Protection Order Final, Appealable

The appeals court found that a permanent protection order entered before permanent orders in an ongoing dissolution is a final and appealable order.

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Rules CRPC 3.7(a) Applies to Bench Trials

The Colorado Court of Appeals found that Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 3.7(a) applies to both jury trials and bench trials.