Explore 14 criminal procedure court cases in Colorado. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Colorado Supreme Court Reverses Speedy Trial Dismissal
The People of the State of Colorado, James S. Genrich, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on December 8, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The People of the State of Colorado appealed the dismissal...
Pre-arrest statements admissible if not custodial interrogation
Anthony W. Chavez v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a d...
Colorado Supreme Court: Confession Admissible After Invoked Silence
Elliott O. McDuffie v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court addressed whether a ...
Colorado Supreme Court clarifies "plain view" doctrine post-Arizona v. Hicks
Mikyl Kristen Lopez v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the Colorado Supreme C...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Sandra L. Jacobson v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on October 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial co...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Traffic Stop Based on Reasonable Suspicion
Timothy Thomas v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's ...
Colorado Supreme Court: Confession Admissible After Invocation of Silence
Brandon Ramsey v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a def...
Digital forensic report ruled inadmissible hearsay, violating Confrontation Clause
The People of the State of Colorado v. Timothy Wilson Thieman., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 18, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed the admissibil...
Colorado Supreme Court: Ineffective Waiver of Counsel Requires Reversal
Seth Michael Porter, Petitioner: v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 4, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whe...
Colorado Supreme Court Affirms Murder Conviction and Death Sentence
The People of the State of Colorado v. Kenneth Alfonso Gallegos, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed a defenda...
Colorado Supreme Court: Proffer statements inadmissible if agreement upheld
Darryl Cornelious Johnson, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent v. The People of the State of Colorado. Respondent/Cross-Petitioner, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on June 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant ...
Colorado Supreme Court: Waiver of Counsel Requires Knowledge of Penalties
Isaiah Ismael Rios, Petitioner: v. The People of the State of Colorado. Respondent:, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on June 23, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court revi...
Colorado Supreme Court: Hybrid Witness Testimony Violates Confrontation Clause
Shawn Spence v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on June 3, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's rig...
Colorado Supreme Court: No jury instruction for lesser offense in menacing case
The People of the State of Colorado v. Benjamin Eugene Davenport., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on June 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed a case wh...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 14 criminal procedure cases from courts in Colorado. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding criminal procedure cases in Colorado include: colo (14 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Reversed: 5, Defendant Win: 9.