CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS COLORADO SUPREME COURT MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2017
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OPINIONS
2017 CO 99
Supreme Court Case No. 14SC341 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA7404
Petitioner:
Jesus Manuel Ronquillo,
v.
Respondent:
The People of the State of Colorado.
Judgment Reversed
en banc
JUSTICE HOOD delivered the Opinion of the Court.
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PETITIONS FOR REHEARING
NONE
GRANTED PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
No. 16SC485, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA204 Petitioner: The People of the State of Colorado, v. Respondent: Glenwood Hunter, Jr.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. The judgment of the Colorado Court of Appeals is vacated, and the case is remanded to the Colorado Court of Appeals for reconsideration in light of People v. Clemens, 14SC49, 2017 CO 89. EN BANC.
Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that Juror L’s lack of response to the trial court’s rehabilitative questioning in voir dire was silence.
DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC33, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1514 Petitioners: State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Revenue and Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Revenue, v. Respondents: John Medved and Debra Medved.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC. JUSTICE BOATRIGHT does not participate.
Whether the statute of limitations of a CE [conservation easement] donor applies to and binds the transferees of the resulting tax credit, as provided by section 39-22-522(7)(i), C.R.S. (2005).
Whether the Department’s regulation, 1 C.C.R. 201-2:39-22-522(3)(g)(iii), constitutes a reasonable statutory interpretation of section 39-22-522(7)(i), C.R.S. (2005) entitled to deference. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC147, Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA2117 Petitioner: Juvenal Onel Garcia, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC.
[REFRAMED] Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that an instructional error is not plain under the plain error standard if the erroneous instruction tracks the model jury instruction existing at the time of trial.
[REFRAMED] Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that an instructional error is not plain even though the error was plain at the time of direct appeal.
[REFRAMED] Whether by consolidating the first- and second-degree sexual assault statutes into a single statute in 2000, the General Assembly intended the circumstances specified in section 18-3-402(4), C.R.S. (2017) to no longer require proof of the mens rea “knowingly” in order to elevate sexual assault to a class three felony.
DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES.
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DENIED PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
Case No. 16SC957, Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA547 Petitioner: Raymond Lee Ortega, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC964, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1878 Petitioner: Timothy A. Jackson, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, and Concerning T. A. J., Jr.; A. L. J.; J. S. J.; H. J. J.; and A. K. J.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC974, Arapahoe County District Court Case No. 15CV30461 Petitioner: Carl Taylor, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC31, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1385 Petitioner: James Hardy, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC36, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA710 Petitioner: William Daniel Hardin, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC62, Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1745 Petitioner: The People of the State of Colorado, v. Respondent: Ashley P. Tafoya.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC70, Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA2278 Petitioner: Larry Joseph Baca, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC99, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA2031 Petitioner: Abigail Crawford, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC127, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA555 Petitioners: Kenneth G. Rohrbach; Karen L. Rohrbach; Paul K. Rohrbach; and Compost Express, Inc., a Colorado corporation, v. Respondent: Board of County Commissioners of Elbert County, Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC137, Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1937 Petitioner: The People of the State of Colorado, v. Respondent: Ignacio Jimenez.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC157, Jefferson County District Court Case No. 16CV211 Petitioner: Wheat Ridge Municipal Court, v. Respondent: Richard Eley.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC170, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1451 Petitioner: Susan Carol Rechtwig, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC183, Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA2373 Petitioner: Bobby Ray Dempsey, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC218, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1425 Petitioner: Douglas William Eberhardt, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC221, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA86 Petitioner: Ronald Louis Larkins, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC238, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA900 Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Petitioner: A.A.M.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC249, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA932 Petitioner: Douglas Abraham Smith, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC251, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA17 Petitioner: Matthew Lee Weber, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC265, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1450 Petitioner: Michael Dean Pfifer, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC266,Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1727 Petitioner: Alina Raffa, v. Respondents: Henry B. Clark; Fitz Apartments; Fitz 46 LLLP, a Colorado liability limited partnership; and Loeva Joanne Southard-Osorto.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC267, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1992 Petitioner: Ezequiel Dominguez, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC274, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1089 Petitioner: Corey Lee Handy, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC300, Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA1851 Petitioner: T. Lawton Roberts, v. Respondents: Laura A. Newman, LLC d/b/a Herb's and d/b/a Herb's Jazz & Blues; Holly Morrison, individually; Laura A. Newman, individually; and L H LLC.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC321, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA2221 Petitioner: Christopher John Maher, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC324, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1138 Petitioner: Johnny Manuel Valdez, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC354, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA766 Petitioner: Carl Lee Griego, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC360, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA174 Petitioner: Jerome C. Gilbert, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC361, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1971 Petitioner: Jason Benjamin Reynolds, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC382, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA920 Petitioners: Arthur Keith Whitelaw, III; John Derungs; Katherine K. Mccrimmon; Laura Pitmon; Denise Sigon, f/k/a Denise L. Sager; Alan Singer; and Rita Singer; v. Respondents: Denver City Council, including the individual Council Members in their official capacity: Albus Brooks, Charlie Brown, Jeanne Faatz, Christopher Herndon, Robin Kniech, Peggy Lehmann, Paul Lopez, Judy H. Montero, Chris Nevitt, Debbie Ortega, Jeanne Robb, Susan Shepherd, Mary Beth Susman; Manager of Community Planning and Development, Brad Buchanan, in his official capacity; Denver Planning Board including the individual Board members in their official capacity, Andy Baldyga, Jim Bershof, Shannon Gifford, Renee Martinez-Stone, Brittany Morris Saunders, Joel Noble, Susan Pearce, Arleen Taniwaki, Julie Underdahl, Frank Schultz, and Chris Smith; City and County of Denver; and Cedar Metropolitan LLC.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC411, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA872 Petitioner: Kent Evan Privette, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC422, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA1570 Petitioner: Anthony J. Lucero, v. Respondents: Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado, Wyndham Hotel & Resorts, and Zurich North America Insurance Company.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC424, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1171 Petitioner: Stephen Paul Apodaca, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC436, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA1556 Petitioner: Jeckonias N. Muragara, v. Respondents: Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado, Sears Holdings d/b/a Sears Roebuck & Company, and Ace American Insurance.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC437, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA1244 Petitioner: Michael Gibson, v. Respondent: Michelle Clare.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC438, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA646 Petitioner: Dexter L. Disnuke, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC439, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA928 Petitioner: Steven James Garcia, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC440, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1265 Petitioner: Adam Lee Jones, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC442, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA3 Petitioner: Michael George McKeon, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC445, Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA821 Petitioner: Edward Timothy Romero, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC446, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1424 Petitioner: Chad J. Farrells, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC449, Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1553 Petitioner: Stephen Angelo Montano, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC456, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA1174 Petitioner: Daniel L. Denny, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC463, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA357 Petitioner: Rita Lewis, v. Respondent: Denise Phillips.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC467, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA208 Petitioner: Daniel M. Bessey, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC474, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA2030 Petitioner: Nicole Marie Armendariz, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC479, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1682 Petitioner: Janet Marie Nielson, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC485, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA535 Petitioner: Alexis R. Ortiz, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC487, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1053 Petitioner: Xavier Sebastian McDaniel, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC491, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA299 Petitioner: Yvette M. Kelley, v. Respondents: Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado and Walmart Associates, Inc.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC498, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA33 Petitioner: Colin Lucas McGuire, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC499, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1227 Petitioner: Nicholas Allen Pierce, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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COLORADO SUPREME COURT CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC624, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA1921 Petitioner: L.T., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Children: A.W.-T., P.J.W., and J.L.W
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 17SC647, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA552 Petitioner: J.C., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: J.C. II.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------