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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 01:58:54+00:00

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Colorado Court of Appeals to Hear Arguments at Monarch High School on Tuesday, April 9, 2013.
Daniel M. Taubman (presiding), Dennis Graham and Robert D. Hawthorne will be the presiding judges.
Opening remarks 10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
12CA0956, Evans v. BCB Properties- 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Judges conference; attorneys answer students’ questions – 10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m.
11CA1074, People v. Benitez – 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Judges conference; attorneys answer students’ questions – 11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Judges answer students’ questions – 11:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Here is a summary of the two cases.
Leslie R. Evans and Esther H. Evans v. BCB Properties LLC and Alan Towbin: Mr. and Ms. Evans, who had owned a condominium in Telluride, have asked the Court of Appeals to review a trial court’s order dismissing their claims against a company that owns part of the building where their condominium building. Mr. and Ms. Evans had sued BCB Properties, claiming that odors from the operation of a brewpub in the same building diminished the value of their property and delayed its sale. Mr. and Ms. Evans also argued that BCB was liable for failing to stop the brewpub from producing the odors. The trial court, following a non-jury trial, concluded that BCB did not unreasonably interfere with Mr. and Ms. Evans’ use and enjoyment of their condominium, and that they had knowingly given up any right to make a claim for nuisance caused by BCB’s actions.
People of the State of Colorado v. Joshua Patrick Benitez: The defendant has asked the Court of Appeals to review his convictions on charges of menacing and prohibited use of a weapon while intoxicated. Mr. Benitez was convicted of pointing a rifle at an off-duty MorganCounty sheriff’s deputy and was sentenced to two years in prison. Mr. Benitez argued that the trial court improperly allowed three types of evidence to be admitted at trial: evidence of his previous incarceration at the Morgan County Jail, evidence regarding his silence following his arrest, and evidence of ammunition that was found in his car and in his pocket.
From 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on May 2, 2013, 100 students in the 8th, 9th, and 10th grades from all over Colorado will have the opportunity to hear United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speak and ask her questions at the new Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center located at 2 East 14th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80203. Students will also have the opportunity to meet their state senator and representative.
If you are a student in the 8th, 9th or 10th grade and are interested in applying to attend the event, please fill out an application online.
11SC529: People of the State of Colorado, in the interest of L.A.N. v. L.M.B. — this case is about the authority of a child’s guardian to authorize a release of the child’s therapist’s records regarding counseling sessions with the child as part of a hearing to terminate the child’s mother’s parental rights.
11SC382: Walter James Tate v. People of the State of Colorado — this case is about Mr. Tate’s constitutional rights against unreasonable search and seizure (the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution), when he was arrested for DUI after he was found by an officer sleeping in his car.
A question-and-answer session, during which the students may ask questions of the attorneys, will follow the arguments in each case. At the conclusion of the second argument, the students also will have the opportunity to participate in a question-and-answer session with the Supreme Court justices.

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