CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS

COLORADO SUPREME COURT

MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2018

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OPINIONS

2018 CO 1

Supreme Court Case No. 16SC303

Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA109

Petitioner/Cross-Respondent:

Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles,

v.

Respondent/Cross-Petitioner:

Brian Rowland.

Judgement Reversed

en banc

CHIEF JUSTICE RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.
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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 21

No. 17SA299, In re State Farm v. Griggs

Broomfield County Combined Court Case No. 16CV30175

Order to Show Cause issued on January 4, 2018

No. 18SA1, In re the People v Austin

Weld County District Court Case No. 17CR1231

Order to Show Cause issued on January 4, 2018

DENIED PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

No. 17SC95, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA77

Petitioner:

The People of the State of Colorado,

v.

Respondent:

Brian K. Springsted.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

JUSTICE BOATRIGHT would grant as to the following issue:

Whether the court of appeals analysis and conclusion regarding the voluntariness and 

admissibility of the defendant’s statements departs from well-established law and prior 

decisions of this court.

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No. 17SC148, Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA2152

Petitioner:

William Albert Denman, Jr., 

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 17SC296, Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA981

Petitioner:

Louise Ernestine Cisneros,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. 

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No. 17SC307, Boulder County District Court Case No. 16CV30292

Petitioner:

Michael E. Silvestri, 

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 17SC371 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1118

Petitioners:

CB Richard Ellis, Inc., Alexander K. Kovacs, and Scott G. Olson,

v.

Respondents:

George E. Girardi and Teresa Girardi.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 17SC410, Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA387

Petitioner:

Mark J. Strodtman,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado. 

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 17SC490, Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA2318

Petitioner:

The People of the State of Colorado,

v.

Respondent:

Hector Toby Sifuentes.

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 defendant had established 

ineffective assistance of counsel where counsel informed the defendant that a guilty 

plea carried a likelihood of deportation, the evidence against the defendant at trial 

would have been overwhelming, the defendant faced more time in prison if convicted 

at trial, and the defendant acknowledged in writing that he understood that his plea 

would result in deportation.

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No. 17SC592, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1993

Petitioner:

Anthony T. Wright,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 17SC643, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA590

Petitioners:

Charles M. Prignano and Frances P. Prignano,

v.

Respondent:

Michele Pacitto, Jr.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. 

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No. 17SC672, Montrose County District Court Case No. 17CV30034

Petitioner:

The People of the State of Colorado,

v.

Respondent:

Alvin Manzanares. 

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 17SC788, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA378

Petitioner:

D.D.L.,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado, 

In the Interest of Minor Children: D.D.L., Jr., and Z.E.L.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 17SC838, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA1863

Petitioner:

A.N., 

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado, 

In the Interest of Minor Child: C.N.,

and concerning

Intervenors:

A.F. and S.F.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 17SC847, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA123

Petitioner:

J.D.,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado, 

In the Interest of Minor Children: Ja. D. and Ju. D.,

and concerning

J.D., Sr.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 17SC848, Court of Appeals Case No. 17CA125

Petitioner:

J.D.,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado, 

In the Interest of Minor Child: J.D., Jr.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 17SC854, Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA2084

Petitioner:

S.C.,

v.

Respondent:

The People of the State of Colorado, 

In the Interest of Minor Children: A.F., P.C., and Z.C.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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