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CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS COLORADO SUPREME COURT MONDAY, MAY 11, 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 "Slip opinions" are the opinions delivered by the Supreme Court Justices and are subject to modification, rehearing, withdrawal, or clerical corrections. Modifications to previously posted opinions will be linked to the case number in the petition for rehearing section the day the changes are announced. Click on the case number to view the opinion in pdf format. OPINIONS The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado 2 East 14 th Avenue • Denver, Colorado 80203 2015 CO 29 Supreme Court Case No. 13SC127 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA2120 Petitioners: Miriam Beren and Robert Goodyear, Jr., in his capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Sheldon K. Beren, and Concerning Joshua Beren, Dena Grossman, and The Estate of Cheryl Feldberger, v. Respondent/Cross-Petitioner: David Beren, Respondents: Zev Beren, Jonathan Beren, Daniel Beren, and Generation Skipping Trust and the Trustees of said trust. Judgment Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part, and Remanded with Directions en banc JUSTICE HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court. JUSTICE HOOD does not participate.
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"Slip opinions" are the opinions delivered by the Supreme Court Justices and are subject to modification, rehearing, withdrawal, or clerical corrections. Modifications to previously posted opinions will be linked to the case number in the petition for rehearing section the day the changes are announced.
Click on the case number to view the opinion in pdf format.
OPINIONS
The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado
2 East 14th Avenue • Denver, Colorado 80203
2015 CO 29
Supreme Court Case No. 13SC127 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA2120
Petitioners:
Miriam Beren and Robert Goodyear, Jr., in his capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Sheldon K. Beren,
and Concerning
Joshua Beren, Dena Grossman, and The Estate of Cheryl Feldberger,
v.
Respondent/Cross-Petitioner:
David Beren,
Respondents:
Zev Beren, Jonathan Beren, Daniel Beren, and Generation Skipping Trust and the Trustees of said trust.
Judgment Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part, and Remanded with Directions en banc
JUSTICE HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court. JUSTICE HOOD does not participate.
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The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado 2 East 14th Avenue • Denver, Colorado 80203
2015 CO 30
Supreme Court Case No. 14SA179 Appeal from the District Court
Weld County District Court, Water Division 1, Case No. 06CW40 Honorable James F. Hartmann, Water Judge
Concerning the Application for Water Rights of East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District and Colorado Water Network, Inc. in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Elbert,
Larimer, Morgan, and Weld Counties
Applicant-Appellant/Cross-Appellees:
East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District and Colorado Water Network, Inc.,
v.
Opposer-Appellants:
Greeley Irrigation Company, City of Greeley, Central Colorado Water Conservancy District, Groundwater Management Subdistrict of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy, Well
Augmentation Subdistrict of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District, Cache la Poudre Water Users Association, Lower Latham Reservoir Company, and Ogilvy Irrigating and Land
Company,
v.
Cross-Appellants:
Dick Wolfe, P.E. State Engineer, and David L. Nettles, P.E. Division Engineer, Water Division 1; and City of Aurora,
Opposer-Appellees:
City of Englewood, Centennial Water and Sanitation District, City of Boulder, City of Thornton, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Equus Farms, Inc., Irrigationists Association Water District, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, and Public Service Company of Colorado.
Appeal Dismissed en banc
JUSTICE HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.
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PETITIONS FOR REHEARING
The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado 2 East 14th Avenue • Denver, Colorado 80203
2015 CO 25
Supreme Court Case No. 13SC382 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA363
Petitioner:
Westin Operator, LLC,
v.
Respondents:
Jillian Groh, individually, and by and through her guardians and conservators, William Groh and Janelle Groh.
Petition for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE COATS and JUSTICE EID would grant the Petition.
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PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
No. 13SC575 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA313 Petitioner: Billy Joe Page, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE EID and JUSTICE BOATRIGHT would grant as to the following issues: Whether constitutional sentencing errors are cognizable under Crim. P. 35(a). Whether postconviction motions are governed by the rules in place at the time the motion is filed, the rules in place on the date of the offense, or the rules based upon another time frame. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC446 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA633 Petitioner: Angelica Ferrer, v. Respondents: Michelle Delgado and Denise Smith. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC453 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA2180 Petitioner: Juan Richard Salazar, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC493 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA2441 Petitioner: Molly Irene Midyette, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC499 Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA538 Petitioner: Donte Charles Louie, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC579 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1137 Petitioner: Joseph Dean Hamilton, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC620 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA312 Petitioner: Asres Fikre Tolossa, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE HOOD does not participate. JUSTICE HOBBS and JUSTICE EID would grant as to the following issue: Whether the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010), requires an attorney to advise a noncitizen client that he is subject to presumptive mandatory deportation if he pleads guilty to a controlled substance offense. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC644 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1219 Petitioner: John O. Morris, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC662 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA275 Petitioner: Gary Cyprian, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC666 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA682 In re the Marriage of Petitioner: Nina H. Kazazian, and Respondent: Michael J. Stackpool. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE HOOD does not participate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC701 Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA1693 Petitioner: Ramon Lopez, Jr., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ would grant as to the following issue: Whether the trial court reversibly erred by failing to give a responsive answer to three jury questions suggesting the jury was prepared to find the defendant guilty of the lesser-included offense of second-degree murder but needed instruction on how to fill out the verdict forms in order to do so. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC712 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1588 Petitioner: Faso Feru Frazier, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC714 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA1499 Petitioner: Amel J. Olier, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC721 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA2177 Petitioner: Eric Edward Pifer, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC741 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1528 Petitioner: Eli Matthew Curtis, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC767 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA1230 Petitioner: David Alan Murray, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC771 Adams County District Court Case No. 13CV32400 Petitioner: David Miller, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC779 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA1320 Petitioner: Earnest Anthony Huntley, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC782 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA1845 Petitioner: James Alan Clark, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC804 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA2533
Petitioner: Eric Humes, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC813 Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA1345 Petitioner: Jessica Marie Goodale, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC814 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2345 Petitioner: Sara Ann Heinz, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC825 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1070 Petitioner: Green Hill Investments, LLC, v. Respondents: Boulder Municipal Property Authority and the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC881 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA650 In re the Marriage of Petitioner: Daniel Miller, and Respondent: Jessica Turner. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC899 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1730 Petitioner: Osmundo River Cali, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC907 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2031 Petitioner: Peter Compton, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC908 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1467 Petitioner: Benjamin K. Banks, 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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No. 14SC911 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA426 Petitioner: Paul Anthony Rios, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC914 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA2258 Petitioner: Michael E. West, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC917 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1818 Petitioner: Herman Schneider, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC919 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1426 Petitioner: Paul David Marquez, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC920 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA2475 Petitioner: Rigoberto Madrid, Jr., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC924 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA2041 Petitioner: Tyrone L. Walker, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC930 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1194 Petitioner: Echo Marne Kurr, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC932 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1422 Petitioners: Martin Spacek and Julie Ann Spacek, v. Respondent: Christopher J. Daurer. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC933 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1557 Petitioner: Gregory Paul Frye, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC935 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1558 Petitioner: Isbel Fleitas Hernandez, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC939 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA2219 Petitioner: Shane Johnson, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC945 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA1888 Petitioner: Charles Thomas Whitten, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC953 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1987 Petitioner: Darcy Berget, v. Respondent: Robert Warden. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC961 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2537 Petitioner: Jack Evans McBride, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC964 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1392 Petitioner: William F. Chinnock, v. Respondent: Debra Seebauer. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC965 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1684 Petitioner: Gene Enrique Aviles, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC966 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA402 Petitioner: Samuel Sanchez-Brito, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC974 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA790 Petitioner: Gejuan Levar Lancaster, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE BOATRIGHT would grant as to the following issue: Whether a police officer’s testimony was an improperly admitted expert opinion under the guise of lay testimony where identification was a key issue in the case and the
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officer testified that he was not surprised by the victim’s inaccurate description of her assailant because a robbery “is an incredibly stressful situation” and because police officers “don’t put a lot of weight” in incorrect descriptions of a suspect’s race. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC976 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1709 Petitioner: Heidi Rodgers, v. Respondents: Lindasue Smollen and Lindasue Smollen, LLC. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC978 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA708 Petitioner: Kynan Scott Arnold, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC984 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1593 Petitioner: Vincent Scott Matthews, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 14SC994 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA402 Petitioner: Marcos Timothy Giron, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE BOATRIGHT would grant as to the following issue: Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that the trial court did not abuse the limited discretion afforded by Crim. P. 24(g) to limit or prohibit jury questions when the primary reason expressed was the desire to finish the trial by the weekend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14SC1013 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1966 Petitioner: Calvin R. Johnson, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 15SC274 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1533 Petitioner: J.R., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: A.B. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 15SC275 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1521 Petitioners: J.R. and R.M., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: R.K.M. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 15SC280 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1988 Petitioner: A.S.M., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: J.M. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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No. 15SC294 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1985 Petitioner: H.H., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: D.G.-H. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
