The appeals court, in an issue of first impression, found that extreme indifference first degree assault is per se grave or serious under Wells-Yates v. People.
The appeals court concluded that when two independent contractors are working with each other and not for one another, the damage limits imposed by Colorado’s Workers’ Compensation Act don’t apply.
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.
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.