OADC Weekly Case Law Update

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 11/13/20. Cases Cited:    Linnebur v. People, 2020 CO 79; People v. Williams, 2020 CO 78; People v. Session, 2020COA158; People in Interest of A. P. H., 2020COA159; People v. Torlin, 2020COA160; People v. Gregory, 2020COA162; In re. People v. Lowe, 2020SA0373 . Keywords:       Prior Convictions for Felony DUI are Elements, CRE 404(b) en exegesis, S...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 11/6/20. Cases Cited:    Freirich v. Rabin, 2020 CO 77; People v. Montgomery, 18CA0935. Keywords:       Attorney-client privilege, Continuance and Brown analysis, Right to a Speedy Appeal, Crim. P. 35(b) and COVID. Links: Freirich v. Rabin https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/12d3e994-ac4e-444f-88e0-37be89a28eb1.pdf 2020 Lifetime Supervisi...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 10/30/20. Cases Cited:        People v. Oliver, 2020COA150; People v. Dominguez, 19CA0509; People v. Lucero, 17CA1840. Keywords:           Sufficiency of the evidence: 1st degree murder and 1st degree assault, 4th Amendment – Seizure, In-Court Identification Evidence, 35(c) – Ineffective Assistance of Trial Counsel, Involuntary Statements. Links: P...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 10/23/20. Cases Cited:    People v. Struckmeyer, 2020 CO 76; People v. Magana 2020COA148; People v. Roberts, 16CA1271 & 16CA1284; People v. Pineda, 18CA1692; McDonald v. People, No. 20SC354 (Cert Grant); Bovat v. Vermont, Denying Cert 10.19.2020; Lange v. California (US Supreme Court Cert Grant). Keywords:       Legally Inconsistent Verdicts, Suffi...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 10/16/20. Cases Cited:    People v. White, 17CA0165; United States v. Koch, 19-8034, 2020 WL 5987494, at *1–2 (10th Cir. Oct. 9, 2020), People v. Lientz, 2012 COA 118, People v. Sosa, 2019COA182, People v. Mazzarelli, 2019 CO 71 Keywords:       Client Autonomy, Sexual Material Prohibition, Restitution, Formal Ethics Opinion 65. Links: US v. Koch, 1...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 10/9/20. Cases Cited:    People v. Martinez, 2020COA141; People v. Burgandine, 2020COA142; People v. Rice, 2020COA143; People v. Rosales, 18CA0626; Rojas v. People, No. 20SC399, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA126. Keywords:       Victim Impact Evidence, Prosecutorial Misconduct - Tailoring Argument, Expert Testimony by Cop, Theory of Defense Instruc...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 10/2/20. Cases Cited:     People v. Maes, 17CA2093; People v. Younger, 18CA0226; United States v. Chavez, No. 17-8096; United States v. Leopoldo de Luna, No. 17-8096; People v. Nunez, 20SA324; People v. Hernandez, 20SA322; Keywords:       Choice of Counsel Disqualification, In-Camera Review of DHS Records, The Best Evidence Rule, Party presentation...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 9/25/20. Cases Cited:    People v. Jackson, 2020 SC 75; People v. Manzanares, 2020COA140; People v. McCoy, 16CA1132; People v. Cardenas-Villescas, 18CA0240. Keywords:       Attempted Murder and Transferred Intent, Right to be Present, Admissibility of Prior Consistent Statement, Calling the defendant a "piece of shit", Unit of Prosecution for Solic...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 9/18/20. Cases Cited:    Fisher v. People, 2020CO70; Gonzales v. People, 2020CO71; Thompson v. People, 2020CO72; People v. Rigsby, 2020CO74; People v. Black, 2020COA136; People v. Gilbert, 2020COA137; People v. Ali, 17CA0379; People v. Alvarez – Williamas, 18CA1003; People v. Ruiz, 18C2332; People v. Todd, 19CA0985.   Keywords:  Late Amendment, Aut...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 9/11/20. Cases Cited:    Woo v. El Paso County Sheriffs, 2020CO134; In Re People v Moore, 20SA293; Perez v. Colorado, 19-1357; Farrar v. Williams, 19-953.   Keywords: Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, Replevin, Return of Defendant's Property, Absence of Insanity Plea, Right to Discover Mental Health Records from Private Provider, Due Process Viol...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 9/3/20. Cases Cited: People v. Ehlebracht, 2020COA132; People v. Archuleta, 19CA0047; People v. Young, 19CA0834; People v. Cox, 19CA0888. Keywords:    Allman does not apply to Sex Offender Probation, SVP Designation, Late imposition of surcharges, Untimely 35b petition, Restitution objection, Sentencing on Inaccurate Information. Links: People v. E...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 7/10/20. Cases Cited:        People v. Houser , 2020COA128; People v. Allen , 19CA0015; People v. Brownlee , 18CA0255; People v. Romero , 17CA2177; People v. Reyes-Marquez , 17CA1744. Keywords:         Denial of a challenge for cause, Improper limits on voir dire , Improper Expert Testimony, Self Defense and the definition of a deadly weapon.   Mis...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 8/21/20. Cases Cited:        People v. Luna , 2020COA123;  People v. Johnson , 2020COA124; Millard v. Camper, 17-1333, 2020 WL 4875290. Keywords:         Self-Defense Instruction, Reasonable Child Standard, Conviction abated ab initio, Rule 106(a)(4), Sex Offender Registration. Cert Grants: People v. Ojeda , No. 19SC763, Court of Appeals Case No. 1...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 8/14/20. Cases Cited:        People v. Montoya, 18CA0874; Jamison v. McClendon, 3:16-CV-595-CWR-LRA. Keywords:        Restitution, Qualified Immunity Links: R21 COVID and Speedy Trial and Rule 24(C)(4) https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/a8173df3-840c-4567-a86a-3858d8442b73.pdf Objections to a COVID Jury https://files.constantcontact.com/...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 8/7/20. Cases Cited: People v. Lopez, 2020COA119; People v. McClintic , 2020COA120; People v. Marston , 2020COA121; People v. Lujan , 15CA1176; People v. Warmker , 17CA1267; People v. Garcia , 18CA0038; Johnson v. Barr, No. 19-9550 (10th Cir. July 31, 2020); People v. Subjack , 2020SA262.   Keywords:    Public Indecency in DOC , Void Conviction and...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 7/31/20. Cases Cited: People v. Lowe, 2020COA116; People v. Thompson, 2020COA117; People v. Trujillo, 18CA0554; People v. Lopez, 16CA0839; People v. Mondragon, 18CA0238. Keywords:    Martinelli and Walker Review of police misconduct files, Fingerprint expert testimony, Multiplicity of Resisting Arrest Convictions, Consecutive Sentencing for two Fir...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 7/24/20. Cases Cited:        People v. Newman, 2020COA108; People v. Abdulla, 2020COA109; People in Interest of KDW, 2020COA110; People v. McBride, 2020COA111; People v. Ambrose, 2020COA112; People v. Deutsch, 2020COA114; Keywords:        Extraneous Prejudicial Information – lawyer as juror, Unlawful Sexual Contact, Unanimity Instruction, Hearsay S...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 7/17/20. Cases Cited:     People v. Knapp, 2020COA107; People v. Quinn, 18CA2000; People v. Hernandez, 16CA1826; People v. Brown, 18CA1480; People v. Leyba, 18CA0806; People v. Wilson, 17CA1817. Keywords:       Provocation Instruction - Self-Defense, Tailoring, Restitution Amount cannot exceed that authorized by jury verdict, Restitution Amount bas...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 7/10/20. Cases Cited:        Gonzalez v. Arapahoe County Court, 2020COA104; MacIntosh v. Arapahoe County Court, 2020COA104; Warembourg v. Excel Elec., Inc., 2020COA103; Bernache v. Brown, 2020COA106; People v. Johnson, 16CA2093; People v. Parks, 15CA1266; US v Young 18-6221 (10th Cir.); US v Hamett 19-5054 (10th Cir.); McGirt v. Oklahoma, 18–9526;...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 6/30/20 and 6/26/20. Cases Cited:        In re Lucy & Meresa, 2020 CO 68; People v. Monroe, 2020 CO 67; Rocky Mountain gun Owners v. Polis, 2020 CO 66; People v. Figueroa-Lemus, 2020 CO 59; People v. Gutierrez and Carillo-Toledo, 2020 CO 60; People v. Archuleta, 2020 CO 63; People v. Wester-Gravelle, 2020 CO 64; People v. Wheeler, 2020 CO 65; Peopl...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 6/19/20. Cases Cited:        Manjarrez v. People, 2020 CO 53; Hoggard v. People, 2020 CO 54; People v. Harrison, 2020 CO 57; Sullivan v. People, 2020 CO 58; Garcia v. Colorado Cab Company, 2020 CO 55; People v. Kern 2020COA96; People v. Oliver, 2020COA97; Baxter v. Brady, No. 18-1287; Rogers v. Grewal, No. 18-824; Andrus v. Texas, 590 U.S.         ...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 6/12/20. Cases Cited:        People in Interest of J.D. , 2020CO48; Campbell v. People , 2020CO49; People in Interest of D.F.A.E , 2020COA89; People v. Market , 2020COA90; People v. Mentzer , 2020COA91; People v. Rau , 2020COA92; U.S. v. Arterbury , 18-5085. Keywords:           Magistrate's authority to hear a 32(d) motion, Confrontation Clause – s...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 6/5/20. Cases Cited:        People In Interest of R.D. , 2020 CO 44; People v. Jones , 2020 CO 45; Richardson v. People , 2020 CO 46; Chan v. HEI Resources , 2020COA87; People v. DeHerrera , 18CA0092; People v. Loehr , 17CA2326; People v. Taylor , 18CA2157; People v. Elrod , 18CA0828; U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith , 19-67; Valentine v. Collier , 590 U. S....

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 5/29/20. Cases Cited:        People v. Espinoza, 2020 CO 43; People v. Perez, 2020COA83; People v. Lewis, 17CA0219. Keywords:        Identical Evidence test for 18-1-408(3), Restitution deadline, Disclosure of CVCB Records, Initial Aggressor Instruction Error, Disclosure of Grand Jury Selection Materials.   Links: People v. Espinoza, 2020 CO 43 htt...

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 5/22/20. Cases Cited:        McCulley v. People , 2020 CO 40; In re People v. Huchabay , 2020 CO 42; People v. Chavez , 2020COA80. Keywords:         The Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act ("SORA"), PH for Felony DUI when client is out of custody, Crime Of Violence and habitual sentencing. Links: McCulley v. People , 2020 CO 40 https://files.con...