Opinion ID: 2509032
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Heading: C.M.C.R. 237 and the Time for Appeals Taken from Municipal Courts

Text: C.M.C.R. 237 (Rule 237) pertains specifically to municipal court appeals. Rule 237(a) states that [a]ppeals from courts not of record shall be in accordance with sections 13-10-116 to XX-XX-XXX, C.R.S. Part of the confusion in this case stems from the fact that section 13-10-117 generally states the time for appeals from municipal courts, without distinguishing between municipal courts of record and not of record. It provides that [a]ppeals may be taken within ten days after entry of any judgment of a municipal court. § 13-10-117. Rule 237(b), however, then explicitly provides that [a]ppeals from courts of record shall be in accordance with Rule 37 of the Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure. Thus, judgments entered in a qualified municipal court of record are to be appealed according to the rules governing appeals of county court convictions, which are in turn governed by Crim. P. 37.