Explore 16 jury instructions court cases in Colorado. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Invoking Right to Counsel Invalidates Subsequent Waiver Without Re-initiation
The People of the State of Colorado v. Mario Nicholas Blue, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed whether a d...
Marijuana impairment can support DUI homicide conviction in Colorado
The People of the State of Colorado, James S. Genrich, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on December 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether a defendant can be convict...
Colorado Supreme Court: Pre-arrest statements after Miranda warning are voluntary if not in custody
Travis A. Bailey v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on October 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court addressed whether a defe...
Colorado Supreme Court Reverses Vehicular Homicide Conviction Over Prejudicial Evidence
David Donis v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 29, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed a defendant's convictio...
Colorado Supreme Court Reverses Felony Menacing Conviction Over Jury Instructions
Robert Ernest Manzanares v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 15, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed a defendan...
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 ...
Voluntary Intoxication Not a Defense to Specific Intent Murder in Colorado
Alexis Teran-Sanchez v. The People of the State of Colorado. Respondent:, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court consid...
Colorado Supreme Court: Voluntary Statement Admissible After Invoking Silence
Mohammed Diawarra v. The People of the State of Colorado. Respondent:, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court addressed w...
Voluntary Intoxication Can Negate Specific Intent for Murder After Fact
The People of the State of Colorado v. Ruben Melendez-Carrera., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 4, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a def...
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 June 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed a defendan...
Colorado Supreme Court: Miranda waiver valid, confession admissible
Rich Tienda v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on June 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's...
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...
Voluntary Intoxication Can Negate Specific Intent for First-Degree Murder
Sean Daevon Brogan v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on May 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defen...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Vehicular Homicide Conviction
The People of the State of Colorado v. Ashley Hernandez, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on April 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed a case where the ...
Voluntary Intoxication and Specific Intent in Attempted Murder
In Re The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff: v. Roberto C. Silva-Jaquez, Defendant:, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on March 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supr...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 16 jury instructions cases from courts in Colorado. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding jury instructions cases in Colorado include: colo (16 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 12, Reversed: 2, Remanded: 2.