Tennyson v. People: Timeliness Challenges to Restitution Amounts Set Under § 18-1.3-603(1)(b) Are “Illegal Manner” Claims Subject to Crim. P. 35(b)’s Deadline Introduction In 2025 CO 31 (569 P.3d...
People v. Ray: Colorado Declines to Extend Miller to Emerging Adults and Clarifies Post‑Rojas Treatment of Res Gestae and Related Evidence Citation: People v. Ray, 2025 CO 42, No. 10SA157 (Colo. June...
Knowing Materiality: Colorado Supreme Court Holds “Willfully” Applies to Every Element of CSA § 11‑51‑501(1)(b) and (c), Making Advice‑of‑Counsel Evidence Relevant to Mens Rea Introduction In People...
People v. Ray: Harmless-Error Review After Rojas, Strict CRE 606(b) Limits on Juror Impeachment, and Constitutional Validity of Adult LWOP Commutations Introduction In People v. Ray, 2025 CO 42, the...
Denial of Summary Judgment or Directed Verdict in Prior Litigation Is Only a Factor—Not a Rebuttable Presumption—of Probable Cause in Malicious Prosecution Actions Introduction In Cantafio v....
Colorado Supreme Court Adopts “Likelihood” Standard for Trinity Hearings and Clarifies Proximate-Cause Requirement for the CGIA Dangerous-Condition Waiver Introduction In Jefferson County, Colorado...
Denial of Summary Judgment or Directed Verdict in a Prior Case Is Only a Factor—Not a Rebuttable Presumption—of Probable Cause in Subsequent Malicious Prosecution Actions Introduction In Cantafio v....
Ghostwriting While Suspended Is Unauthorized Practice Warranting Disbarment; POME Defense Inapplicable Without Pro Se Status Introduction This commentary analyzes the Amended Opinion of the Office of...
Venue for CCJRA Show-Cause Hearings Lies Where the Records Are Located; Ancillary Jurisdiction Unavailable When a Specific Statute Governs — Commentary on People v. Sotade, 2025 CO 38 (Colo.) Case:...
Decoupling Due Process from Quasi‑Judicial Status: Colorado Supreme Court Confirms Absolute Privilege for Statements in Public School Title IX Investigations Case: Hushen v. Gonzales, 570 P.3d 473,...
Colorado Supreme Court Adopts a “Likelihood” Burden for CGIA Waivers and Requires Negligent Causation of a “Dangerous Condition” — Jefferson County v. Dozier (2025 CO 36) Introduction In Jefferson...
Defining “Quasi‑Judicial” Without Due Process Minimums: Absolute Privilege Applies to Statements in Public School Title IX Proceedings Commentary on Hushen v. Gonzales, 2025 CO 37 (Colo. June 9,...
Mandatory Venue for CCJRA Show-Cause Hearings: Applications Must Be Filed Where the Records Reside, and Ancillary Jurisdiction Cannot Override a Specific Statutory Venue Case: In re The People of the...
Colorado Supreme Court Adopts “Present-Parent” Rule: Post-Adoption, Parents of a Deceased Parent Lack Standing for Grandparent Visitation Introduction In In re the Parental Responsibilities...
Colorado Supreme Court Narrows Grandparent Visitation Standing: Post‑Adoption, Parents of a Deceased Parent Are Not “Grandparents” Under the Children’s Code Introduction In a closely divided decision...
State-Only Standing to Prosecute Dependency and Neglect Petitions in Colorado: Overruling People in Interest of R.E. and Limiting Counsel‑for‑Youth Authority Introduction In In re The People in the...
Exclusive State Authority to Prosecute—and Dismiss—Dependency and Neglect Petitions: Colorado Supreme Court Overrules R.E. and Limits Counsel for Youth’s Ability to Proceed Over the State’s Objection...
Suicide by Intentional Overdose as a Potential Intervening Cause: Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies “Proximate Cause” in Fentanyl Death Enhancers Introduction In People v. Beverly, 2025 CO 18, 568...
PUC’s Incidental Authority to Interpret Non‑Utility Statutes and County Standing in Utility Land‑Use Disputes Commentary on American Heritage Railways, Inc. and The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge...
Restitution’s Ninety-One-Day Deadline Under § 18-1.3-603(1)(b) Is Directory and Waivable; Implied Waiver by Defense Scheduling Beyond the Deadline Case: Babcock v. People, 2025 CO 26, No. 23SC583...