OPINIONS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
COLORADO SUPREME COURT
JULY 1, 2002
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OPINIONS
SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Original Proceeding Pursuant to C.A.R. 21
El Paso County District Court Case No. 01CV2030
Honorable Richard V. Hall, Judge
Case No. 02SA18
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In Re:
Petitioners:
GABRIEL KARR; DONALD H. MEYER; SUZANNE MEYER; L. DOUGLAS BEATTY; BEATTY, GRESHAM & COLERICK, LLP; ZANE BOWERS; ROSS E. BRYANT; RYAN KARR; RONALD L. KIDD; CHARLES L. OLIVER; RANDALL W.B. PURVIS; HALEY R. REALTY, INC.; and INOVEST, LLC,
v.
Respondents:
PAUL WILLIAMS a/k/a PAUL CHAYNE WILLIAMS; PAUL C. WILLIAMS; RONALD LEE STEWART; and RONALD L. STEWART.
RULE MADE ABSOLUTE
EN BANC
PER CURIAM.
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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 99CA2231
Case No. 01SC88
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Petitioner:
CITY OF LONGMONT,
v.
Respondent:
JUDITH HENRY-HOBBS.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
EN BANC
CHIEF JUSTICE MULLARKEY delivered the Opinion of the Court.
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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Interlocutory Appeal from the District Court
City & County of Denver, Case No. 01CR1861
Honorable Joseph E. Meyer, III, Judge
Case No. 01SA415
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Plaintiff-Appellant:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO,
v.
Defendant-Appellee:
NAIF AL-YOUSIF, a/k/a NAIF AL-YOUSIR.
ORDER REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED
EN BANC
JUSTICE KOURLIS delivered the Opinion of the Court.
JUSTICE BENDER dissents, and JUSTICE MARTINEZ joins in the dissent.
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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 99CA1728
Case No. 01SC169
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Petitioners:
JEANNE Y. JAGOW, TRUSTEE; STEPHEN A. HELLERSTEIN, TRUSTEE; STEPHEN A. HELLERSTEIN, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO L.A. HELLERSTEIN, TRUSTEE; and HOWARD L. FARKAS,
v.
Respondent:
E-470 PUBLIC HIGHWAY AUTHORITY.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
EN BANC
JUSTICE HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.
JUSTICE KOURLIS dissents, and JUSTICE BENDER joins in the dissent.
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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 98CA2575
Case No. 01SC434
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Petitioner:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO,
v.
Respondent:
THEODORE ALEX TRUJILLO.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
EN BANC
JUSTICE BENDER delivered the Opinion of the Court.
JUSTICE COATS concurs in the judgment only, and JUSTICE KOURLIS and JUSTICE RICE join in the concurrence.
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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA1415
Case No. 01SC481
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Petitioner:
ANITA DONEZ SACHTJEN, individually, as next friend of Caela Anisa Sachtjen, a minor, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of
Wendy L. Emken (deceased),
v.
Respondent:
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a Wisconsin insurance company authorized to do business in Colorado.
JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED
EN BANC
JUSTICE COATS delivered the Opinion of the Court.
PETITIONS FOR REHEARING
SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 99CA1626
Case No. 01SC161
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Petitioners:
JOHN W. PIERSON and WANDA L. PIERSON,
v.
Respondents:
BLACK CANYON AGGREGATES, INC. and CHAUNCEY LUTTRELL.
Opinion modified, and as modified, Petition for Rehearing DENIED.
EN BANC.
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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 98CA2099
Case No. 00SC799
Petitioner:
JERON GRANT,
v.
Respondent:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
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Petition for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC.
JUSTICE HOBBS, JUSTICE MARTINEZ and JUSTICE BENDER would grant the Petition.
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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 98CA715
Case No. 00SC626
Petitioner:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO,
v.
Respondent:
JESSE ALLEN DEROULET.
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OPINIONS
Opinion modified, and as modified, Petition for Rehearing DENIED.
EN BANC.
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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 97CA1863
Case No. 00SC690
Petitioner:
JAMES CLOSE,
v.
Respondent:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
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Opinion modified, and as modified, Petition for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC.
JUSTICE COATS does not participate.
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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203
Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Case No. 98CA2273
Case No. 00SC866
Petitioner:
DAVID WHITAKER,
v.
Respondent:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
Opinion modified, and as modified, Petition for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC.
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PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
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No. 01SC468
Court of Appeals Case No. 98CA721 (3/1/01)
BOLIVAR PINEDA-ERIZA, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
JUSTICE COATS does not participate.
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No. 01SC470
Court of Appeals Case No. 99CA165 (11/30/00)
RODIEN CRAVEN, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
JUSTICE COATS does not participate.
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No. 01SC835
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA1754 (9/13/01)
HARTFORD UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO., Petitioner/Cross-Respondent,
v.
THURMAN TAIT, deceased, by and through
the personal representative of his
estate, TANICE A. TAIT, Respondent/Cross-Petitioner.
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Petition and Cross-Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 01SC869
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA319 (11/29/01)
EDWARD FINLEY, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
JUSTICE COATS does not participate.
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No. 02SC92
Court of Appeals Case No. 01CA554 (1/17/02)
PETE LARSEN and LARSEN SURVEYING, Petitioners,
v.
DORA F. CORNFORTH, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC110
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA1657 (10/4/01)
GEORGE WALTER JACKSON, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC141
Court of Appeals Case No. 01CA273 (12/27/01)
WENDEL ROBERT WARDELL, JR., Petitioner,
v.
JOHN W. SUTHERS, Executive Director; RICHARD A.
SOARES, Superintendent, Limon Correctional Facility,
LCF; DELAYNE TORNOWSKI, Administrative Officer LCF;
THOMAS BULLARD, Hearing Officer LCF; ENDRE SAMU,
Disciplinary Officer, Review Supervisor, LCF;
DAVID GABRIEL, Initiating Employee LCF; KEN
SALAZAR, Attorney/Attorney General, Respondents.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC161
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA539 (11/29/01)
TERRANCE HAYNES, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC164
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Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA1129 (01/24/02)
STEPHEN FARRELL, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC171
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA1307 (1/31/02)
MALCOLM J. PERKINS, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC172
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA1957 (1/31/02)
BRYAN BYARS, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC173
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA2350 (1/31/02)
LEONARD SHIPLEY, Petitioner,
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v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC175
Court of Appeals Case No. 01CA2160 (11/23/01)
RICHARD MARTINEZ, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC178
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA674 (11/8/01)
CLARENCE H. MOSES-EL, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
JUSTICE COATS does not participate.
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No. 02SC179
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA2057 (11/23/01)
G.J.’S GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC., a Washington
corporation; and GREGORY D. JEFFREYS, individually,
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and as O/D/S of G.J.’s General Contractor’s Inc., Petitioners,
v.
ZANE E. NELSON and SCOTT V. JACOBSON, Respondents.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC180
Court of Appeals Case No. 01CA338 (2/21/02)
DANA ALAN PALMER, Petitioner,
v.
FRED FISHER, Executive Director of the Motor
Vehicle Division, Department of Revenue,
State of Colorado, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC181
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA1676 (2/7/02)
In re the Marriage of:
SHIRLEY R. WOLF, Petitioner,
and
DARRELL VERNON HOLMQUIST, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC183
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA1709 (2/28/02)
JAMES MAJOR, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC184
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA1584 (2/14/02)
JOSE L. GARCIA, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC189
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA2084 (2/7/02)
LOUIS ROSENBERGER, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
JUSTICE COATS does not participate.
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No. 02SC192
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Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA2324 (2/7/02)
RONALD VERQUER, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC193
Arapahoe County District Court Case No. 00CR3079
KENNETH TYLER SCOTT, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC194
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA2040 (12/20/01)
KINSHASA COOLEY, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
JUSTICE RICE and JUSTICE COATS do not participate.
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No. 02SC196
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA1703 (2/21/02)
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FABIAN FUENTES, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC197
Court of Appeals Case No. 01CA616 (2/14/02)
In the Interest of B.M.A., a child,
M.A., Petitioner,
v.
L.C.P., Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC200
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA1066 (2/14/02)
LYNN EUGENE SCOTT, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
JUSTICE COATS does not participate.
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No. 02SC208
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Court of Appeals Case No. 01CA465 (2/14/02)
DONALD BEIERLE, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
JUSTICE COATS does not participate.
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No. 02SC211
Court of Appeals Case No. 00CA1654 (2/21/02)
JAMES EDDLEMAN, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC221
Court of Appeals Case No. 01CA59 (3/14/02)
JOHN W. MCTARSNEY, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC231
Court of Appeals Case No. 98CA2305 (11/8/01)
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JOHN STEPHEN DUNCAN, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC240
Jefferson County District Court Case No. 00CV726
JASON ALAN CAPPELLI, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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No. 02SC249
Court of Appeals Case Nos. 00CA1621 & 00CA1627 (3/21/02)
KARL DEAL HUMBARD, Petitioner,
v.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Respondent.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.
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