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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS October 15, 2015
“Slip opinions” are the opinions as filed by the judges with the clerk. Slip opinions are subject to modification, rehearing, withdrawal, or clerical
corrections. A link to any modifications to previously posted opinions will appear in the Petition for Rehearing section of the announcement document
the day the changes are announced.
U N P U B L I S H E D O P I N I O N S
Court of Appeals No. 11CA1126 Jefferson County District Court No. 10CR10
Honorable Lily W. Oeffler, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Frederick Martin, III,
Defendant-Appellant.
CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS
Division V
Opinion by JUDGE FURMAN Hawthorne and Márquez*, JJ., concur
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 12CA1288
City and County of Denver District Court No. 11CR3245 Honorable Catherine A. Lemon, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Roberto F. Santistevan,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division II Opinion by JUDGE DAILEY
Booras and Navarro, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 12CA1420 El Paso County District Court No. 11CR1186
Honorable David S. Prince, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Mary J. Horsley, Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division V
Opinion by JUDGE RICHMAN
Hawthorne and Furman, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
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Court of Appeals No. 12CA1937
City and County of Denver District Court No. 11CR4840 Honorable John W. Madden, IV, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Roney H. McConnell,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division III Opinion by JUDGE WEBB
Fox and Berger, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 12CA2332 Pueblo County District Court No. 10CR943
Honorable David W. Crockenberg, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Arien Richard Rivas, Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART,
AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS
Division VII
Opinion by JUDGE MILLER Sternberg* and Rothenberg*, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 13CA0886
El Paso County District Court No. 97CR873 Honorable David L. Shakes, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Bernard Jones,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division VI Opinion by JUDGE NIETO*
Bernard and Terry, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 13CA0915 El Paso County District Court No. 12CR1839
Honorable Ronald G. Crowder, Judge Honorable Richard V. Hall, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Robert Wayne Cordts,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS
Division IV Opinion by JUDGE MÁRQUEZ*
Graham and Román, JJ., concur
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 13CA1211
Adams County District Court No. 09CR3380 Honorable C. Vincent Phelps, Jr., Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Domingo Michael Padilla,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division VI Opinion by JUDGE TERRY
Bernard and Nieto*, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 13CA1534 El Paso County District Court No. 11CR4030
Honorable Tim J. Schutz, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Leonard Wayne Palmer, Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, VACATED IN PART,
AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS
Division V
Opinion by JUDGE FURMAN Hawthorne and Richman, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 13CA2279
Eagle County District Court No. 00CR176 Honorable Frederick W. Gannett, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Carlos Orlando Canizales,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division I Opinion by JUDGE J. JONES
Taubman and Harris, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 14CA0140 Jefferson County District Court No. 13CR55
Honorable Randall C. Arp, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Eric George Sokolik, Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division VI
Opinion by JUDGE NIETO*
Bernard and Terry, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA0471
El Paso County District Court No. 00DR3896 Honorable Barney Iuppa, Judge
In re the Marriage of
Evelyn Jane Flanders, n/k/a Evelyn Jane Lawrence,
Appellee, and
Gary Woodrow Flanders,
Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division II
Opinion by JUDGE BERNARD Harris and Plank*, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 14CA0698 Jefferson County District Court No. 05CR1114 Honorable Stephen M. Munsinger, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Terry R. Gay,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division V Opinion by JUDGE HAWTHORNE Furman and Richman, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals Nos. 14CA0759 & 14CA1359
Arapahoe County District Court No. 14CV200074 Honorable Charles M. Pratt, Judge
Citibank, N.A., as trustee for the holders of Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2002-4, and Castle Law Group, LLC, and
Christopher T. Groen,
Plaintiffs-Appellees, v.
R. Kirk McDonald,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS
Division V Opinion by JUDGE FURMAN
Hawthorne and Richman, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 14CA0768 Adams County District Court No. 13CR1253
Honorable Thomas R. Ensor, Judge Honorable Mark D. Warner, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee, v.
Antonio Dejuan Ross,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division V Opinion by JUDGE HAWTHORNE Furman and Richman, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA0840
Boulder County District Court No. 13CR877 Honorable Jane A. Tidball, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Benjamin Baxter,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division VI Opinion by JUDGE TERRY
Bernard and Nieto*, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 14CA0944 Jefferson County District Court No. 10CR3222
Honorable Christie B. Phillips, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Raymond Eugene Stalie, Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division I
Opinion by JUDGE J. JONES
Taubman and Harris, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA1216
Larimer County District Court No. 08CV673 Honorable Gregory M. Lammons, Judge
William W. Leary and Jan P. Leary,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v. Alexander K. Kovacs and CB Richard Ellis, Inc.,
Defendants-Appellees.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division II Opinion by JUDGE BERNARD
Ney*, J., concurs
J. Jones, J., specially concurs
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 14CA1316
Lincoln County District Court No. 12CR12 Honorable Carol Glowinsky, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Michel Paul Thelen,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division I
Opinion by JUDGE J. JONES Taubman and Harris, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA1343
Boulder County District Court No. 12CR857 Honorable Thomas Mulvahill, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Chester Neal Smalley,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division VI Opinion by JUDGE BERNARD Terry and Sternberg*, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 14CA1489 Boulder County District Court No. 12CV883
Honorable Andrew Hartman, Judge Arapahoe West Condominium Association, Inc.,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Thomas Harrington, Defendant-Appellee.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division IV
Opinion by JUDGE GRAHAM
Román and Márquez*, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA1504
Arapahoe County District Court No. 05CV6118 Honorable Elizabeth A. Weishaupl, Judge
Edward Laves,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v. Computer and Communication Technologies, Inc.; and Japan
Communications, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division I
Opinion by JUDGE KAPELKE*
Taubman and Berger, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 14CA1516
Jefferson County District Court No. 13CR3182 Honorable Dennis Hall, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Daniel Jason Spicer,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division V
Opinion by JUDGE RICHMAN Hawthorne and Furman, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA1766
El Paso County District Court No. 14CV31584 Honorable Marla R. Prudek, Judge
Mark E. Morley and Coconut Telegraph Communications LLC, a Colorado limited liability company,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
Greg Zindorf and Z Investments LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, Defendants-Appellees.
APPEAL DISMISSED IN PART AND ORDER REVERSED
Division VI
Opinion by JUDGE BERNARD
Terry and Nieto*, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 14CA1777
Morgan County District Court No. 13CR54 Honorable Douglas R. Vannoy, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Dawn Marie Scott,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDERS AFFIRMED
Division VI
Opinion by JUDGE TERRY Bernard and Sternberg*, JJ., concur
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA1828
Larimer County District Court No. 14CV30909 Honorable Daniel J. Kaup, Judge
Edward Scott Pecikonis,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v. County Court in Larimer County and the Honorable Joshua B. Lehman,
Presiding, Defendant-Appellee.
APPEAL DISMISSED
Division I
Opinion by JUDGE TAUBMAN
J. Jones and Harris, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 14CA1837
Boulder County District Court No. 10CR879 Honorable Andrew R. MacDonald, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Ignacio Urquizo-Gurrola,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division VI
Opinion by JUDGE STERNBERG* Bernard and Terry, JJ., concur
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA1877
Jefferson County District Court Nos. 00CR2580 & 00CR2644 Honorable Lily W. Oeffler, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Tomas Garcia,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS
Division IV
Opinion by JUDGE MÁRQUEZ*
Graham and Román, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 14CA2189
Adams County District Court No. 93CR67 Honorable Katherine R. Delgado, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Phillip A. Espinoza,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division IV
Opinion by JUDGE GRAHAM Román and Sternberg*, JJ., concur
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA2422
El Paso County District Court No. 12CR4616 Honorable Barney Iuppa, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Kevin Lee Mosher,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division IV Opinion by JUDGE ROMÁN
Graham and Sternberg*, JJ., concur
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA2516
Mesa County District Court No. 13JA52 Honorable Brian J. Flynn, Judge
In re the Petition of L.O. and J.M.O.-G.,
Petitioners-Appellees,
for the Adoption of P.O., a Child, and Concerning L.N.O.-G.,
Respondent-Appellant.
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA2517 Mesa County District Court No. 13JA53 Honorable Brian J. Flynn, Judge
In re the Petition of L.O. and J.M.O.-G.,
Petitioners-Appellees,
for the Adoption of T.G., a Child, and Concerning L.N.O.-G.,
Respondent-Appellant.
JUDGMENTS AFFIRMED
Division III Opinion by JUDGE WEBB
Fox and Berger, JJ., concur
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 15CA0247
Douglas County District Court No. 07DR327 Honorable Michael Spear, Judge
In re the Marriage of
Kim M. McKeon-Gallup,
Appellee, and
Donald Truman Gallup,
Appellant.
ORDER REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS
Division IV Opinion by JUDGE STERNBERG*
Graham and Román, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 15CA1047 Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado
DD No. 5836-2015 Jennifer R. Martinez-Harris,
Petitioner,
v.
Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado and Nutritional Elements, Inc., d/b/a The Health Center,
Respondents.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division VII
Opinion by JUDGE ASHBY Miller and Márquez*, JJ., concur
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 15CA1115
Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado DD No. 18959-2014
James C. Swallow,
Petitioner,
v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado and Division of
Unemployment Insurance, Benefit Payment Control, Respondents.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division VII
Opinion by JUDGE MÁRQUEZ*
Miller and Ashby, JJ., concur
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 15CA1299
Pueblo County District Court No. 15MH194 Honorable William D. Alexander, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner-Appellee,
In the Interest of Jacqueline Teeple,
Respondent-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division II Opinion by JUDGE BOORAS
Dailey and Navarro, JJ., concur
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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P E T I T I O N S F O R R E H E A R I N G
Court of Appeals No. 12CA0263
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Robert Keith Ray,
Defendant-Appellant.
Petitions for Rehearing DENIED
Court of Appeals No. 12CA2452
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Joseph Nelson, Defendant-Appellant.
Petition for Rehearing DENIED
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA0639
In re the Marriage of
Mark D. Moller,
Appellant,
and Carol L. Moller,
Appellee.
Petition for Rehearing DENIED
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 14CA0933
In the Interest of Trygve Lode, Protected Person,
and
Darlene A. Cypser, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
Jane Lode, co-guardian for Trygve Lode, Protected Person, and Isak Lode, co-guardian for Trygve Lode, Protected Person,
Appellees.
Petition for Rehearing DENIED
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA1117
Johnny A. Marquez, Jr.,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
American Family Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee.
Petition for Rehearing DENIED
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 14CA1418
Michele Fry,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Kurtis Lee; The Denver Post LLC, a Delaware limited liability company doing business in Colorado,
Defendants-Appellees.
Petition for Rehearing DENIED
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA1611
Kim R. Davies,
Petitioner,
v.
Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado; Kindred Healthcare; and American Insurance Group Plan,
Respondents.
Petition for Rehearing DENIED
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
Court of Appeals No. 14CA1630
The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Angel Galvan,
Defendant-Appellant.
Petition for Rehearing DENIED
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Colorado Court of Appeals October 15, 2015
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Court of Appeals No. 14CA2175
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Ronald Jennings Fogle, Defendant-Appellant.
Petition for Rehearing DENIED
NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(f)
* Sitting by assignment of the Chief Justice under provisions of Colo. Const.
art. VI, § 5(3), and § 24-51-1105, C.R.S. 2015.
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