Tag: Judge Sueanna Johnson
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Judge’s error allowing juvenile defendant to be prosecuted as adult cannot be reversed, appeals court says
Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last month that a judge’s error in allowing a juvenile defendant to be prosecuted as an adult cannot be corrected on appeal because the defendant later pleaded guilty. The case arose under unusual circumstances, after police connected James Edward Papol in 2018 to the 30-year-old unsolved murder of Mary Lynne Vialpando…
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Appeals court upholds discipline for Denver officers’ inadequate domestic violence investigation
Colorado’s second-highest court last week upheld Denver’s discipline of two officers whose investigation of a domestic violence report was brief, failed to separate the victim from her abuser, and overlooked the victim’s severe injuries. Officers Cory Stuper and Brian Finneran argued that pervasive procedural violations in the adjudicative process and their own desire to respect…
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Colorado Supreme Court to review child custody decision
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review whether the state’s second-highest court described the correct framework for deciding whether to terminate a parent’s legal rights over a child. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. Currently, there is one vacancy that will…
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Appeals judge raises questions about review of custody decisions
A member of Colorado’s second-highest court suggested last week that appellate judges should have more leeway to decide whether trial judges correctly terminate or decline to terminate parents’ legal rights over their children. At the same time, the three-judge Court of Appeals panel agreed that no specific person has to be identified in order for…
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Appeals judges give Colorado lawyers inside view of courts | APPELLATE UPDATE
‘We’re not there to make you look foolish. We’re really just trying to have a dialogue,’ said Justice William Hood
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Appeals court says no automatic cross-examination of witnesses whose probation ends by trial
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If a person was serving a probationary sentence at the time they witnessed a crime, but their probation ended by the time they testified at trial, the defense does not have the right to let jurors hear about that witness’s connection to the prosecution, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. A three-judge panel for the…
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‘We all have to take care of each other’: Appeals judges get personal in Jeffco high school appearance
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three members of the Court of Appeals fielded questions from Jefferson County students on Thursday about the personal aspects of judging, including how they combat their biases and how the cases they hear affect their mental health. Judge Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov responded that…
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Appeals court says parents can sue for faulty genetic testing prior to birth
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that the parents of children born with an inherited muscle degeneration disorder can sue the medical professionals who incorrectly told them prior to conception that the mother was not a carrier of the gene. A three-judge panel for the…
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Colorado Supreme Court weighs immunity for speeding officer who killed 2
The Court of Appeals believed emergency responders lose immunity when they fail to activate their lights or sirens at the outset of a pursuit, but the Supreme Court appeared reluctant to accept that standard
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Colorado credit union’s ‘buried’ notice was adequate, court rules
Judge Sueanna Johnson agreed with the outcome, but suggested the law needs changing in an era of online banking