Court Opinions – Dec 9, 2019
People v. Compos
According to the prosecution’s evidence, police arrested Vincent Compos at the home of a woman he had previously dated. Compos had previously...
Court Opinions- Nov 25, 2019
Walton v. People
Alysha Walton pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, and a county court judge sentenced her to 12 months of unsupervised probation....
State Supreme Court Delivers Decision on MMJ Use During Probation
The Colorado Supreme Court on Nov. 18 ruled unanimously that people on probation may use medical marijuana unless prosecutors can show an exception applies.
In...
States Join Colorado in Faithless Electors Appeal
Twenty-two states joined Colorado on Wednesday in its push to have the U.S. Supreme Court hear its appeal of the 10th Circuit Court of...
Burg Simpson Wins Verdict in Body Harvesting Lawsuit
Attorneys from Burg Simpson received a $58 million verdict in Arizona on behalf of 10 to 21 plaintiffs affected by a body part harvesting...
Court Opinions – Nov 18, 2019
Consistent with a medical marijuana policy developed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment after receiving input from staff of the Colorado...
Open Meetings Law Doesn’t Cover Whole State Agencies, Colorado Supreme Court Says
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday released a trio of decisions dealing with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Within the decisions,...
High Court Hears Case on Large-Capacity Magazine Ban
One of the most anticipated cases of the Colorado Supreme Court’s current session aired oral arguments last week as a gun rights group continued...
Court Opinions – Nov 11, 2019
Wells-Yates v. People
In this case and two companion cases that follow, Melton v. People and People v. McRae, the Colorado Supreme Court considered multiple...
Defining Residential Land for Property Taxes
In its October arguments, the Colorado Supreme Court took up a group of property tax cases that are key to differentiating residential land from...