Mauricio Alvarado-Vasquez, Petitione v. The People of the State of Colorado.

CourtSupreme Court of Colorado
DecidedFebruary 9, 2026
Docket25SC562
StatusUnpublished

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Mauricio Alvarado-Vasquez, Petitione
v.

The People of the State of Colorado.
Respondent

No. 25SC562

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc

February 9, 2026


Court of Appeals Case No. 23CA1491

Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED.

[REFRAMED] Whether firearm toolmark analysis evidence is admissible if the trial court finds that "the scientific" principles underlying it are reasonably reliable and the expert and the evidence otherwise satisfy the admissibility criteria in People v. Shreck, 22 P.3d 68, 77-78 (Colo. 2001), and Estate of Ford v. Eicher, 250 P.3d 262, 267 (Colo. 2011).

DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES.

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Related

Estate of Ford v. Eicher
250 P.3d 262 (Supreme Court of Colorado, 2011)
People v. Shreck
22 P.3d 68 (Supreme Court of Colorado, 2001)

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