Tag: Judge Katharine Lum
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Colorado justices accept appeals on Netflix taxation, children pursuing neglect cases
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether Netflix subscriptions are subject to the state’s sales tax as “tangible personal property.” At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear an appeal. The justices also accepted cases that question whether a minor’s legal representative can pursue an appeal…
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Appeals judge asks Colorado Supreme Court to once again clarify magistrate rules
A member of Colorado’s second-highest court urged the state Supreme Court last week to revise confusing language in the rules governing magistrates, less than two weeks after an attempted cleanup of the rules took effect. Magistrates are judicial employees who are not judges but who handle aspects of cases in the trial courts. Litigants may consent…
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Colorado justices: Witnesses cannot be sued for statements in campus sexual misconduct proceeding
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court walked back a decision by the state’s second-highest court, concluding on Monday that witnesses in a school sexual misconduct investigation could not be held liable for defamatory statements even if the…
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Colorado justices to examine what happens when governments withhold key info from injured plaintiffs
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether injured plaintiffs do not have to strictly comply with the legal deadline for notifying the government if a public entity’s conduct makes it impossible to timely identify who should be sued. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case…
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Appeals court overturns woman’s conviction, finds defect in template jury instructions
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a criminal conviction from La Plata County on Thursday, concluding it was the “rare case” in which the template jury instructions incorrectly describe how jurors can find someone guilty of retaliating against a witness. The jury that convicted Erin Amber Trujillo…
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Prosecutorial misconduct, error-prone judge’s decision prompt appeals court to overturn homicide conviction
The prosecution ‘did not engage in misconduct at any point of the trial,’ wrote the attorney general’s office, prior to the Court of Appeals finding that prosecutorial misconduct occurred