Jeffery Sloan, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent v. The People of the State of Colorado. Respondent/Cross-Petitioner

Opinion

Jeffery Sloan, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent v. The People of the State of Colorado. Respondent/Cross-Petitioner

No. 24SC469

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc

August 18, 2025

Court of Appeals Case No. 20CA1987

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED.

Cross-Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED.

Whether the court of appeals misapprehended and misapplied the test for assessing whether a jury instruction related to an undisputed factual issue at trial amounts to plain error.

DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES.

BOATRIGHT, JUSTICE would grant as to the following issue:

Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that a malfunctioning Webex broadcast of the defendant's trial did not impair the defendant's constitutional right to a public trial when limited seats were made available in the courtroom for the public, but as many as 200 members of the public attended via a Webex stream that failed to broadcast video or audio of the proceedings.