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Colorado Supreme Court Opinions || March 28, 2005

Colorado Supreme Court -- March 28, 2005
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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
Chaffee County Court, Case No. 03M413
Honorable William Alderton, Judge

Case No. 04SA178

In Re:

Plaintiff:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO,

v.

Defendant:

ROBERT R. TURNER, JR.

RULE MADE ABSOLUTE

EN BANC

JUSTICE KOURLIS delivered the opinion of the court.

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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203

Original Proceeding Pursuant to C.A.R. 21
Adams County District Court, Case No. 94CR187
Honorable John J. Vigil, Judge

Case No. 03SA173

In Re:

Plaintiff-Appellant:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO,

v.

Defendant-Appellee:

ROBERT ELIOT HARLAN.

RULE DISCHARGED

EN BANC

JUSTICE HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.
JUSTICE RICE dissents, and JUSTICE KOURLIS joins in the dissent.
JUSTICE BENDER and JUSTICE COATS do 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. 02CA1476

Case No. 03SC787

Petitioners:

WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION; RONALD L. SHOOK, in his official capacity as the Washington County Assessor; and THE COLORADO STATE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS,

v.

Respondents:

PETRON DEVELOPMENT COMPANY and MARY E. HUDDLESTON, Property Tax Administrator for the State of Colorado.

JUDGEMENT AFFIRMED

EN BANC

JUSTICE HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203

Original Proceeding Pursuant to C.A.R. 21
District Court, City and County of Denver
Case No. 04CV9666
Honorable William D. Robbins, Judge

Case No. 04SA376

In Re:

Plaintiff:

ENVIROTEST SYSTEMS, CORP., a Delaware corporation,

v.

Defendant:

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, a governmental agency of the State of Colorado.

RULE MADE ABSOLUTE

EN BANC

JUSTICE HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

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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. 02CA2044

Case No. 04SC100

Petitioner:

ARGUS REAL ESTATE, INC.,

v.

Respondent:

E-470 PUBLIC HIGHWAY AUTHORITY.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

EN BANC

JUSTICE MARTINEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court.
JUSTICE KOURLIS dissents, and JUSTICE RICE and JUSTICE COATS join 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. 99CA0016

Case No. 02SC885

Petitioner:

LISL AUMAN,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

EN BANC

JUSTICE BENDER delivered the Opinion of the Court.
CHIEF JUSTICE MULLARKEY concurs in part and dissents in part.
JUSTICE RICE and JUSTICE COATS do not participate.

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SUPREME COURT, STATE OF COLORADO
Two East 14th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203

Appeal from the District Court,
Water Division 1, Case No. 94CW49
Honorable Roger A. Klein, Judge

Case No. 04SA6

CONCERNING THE APPLICATION FOR WATER RIGHTS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO acting by and through its Board of Land Commissioners, owner, and RANGEVIEW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, lessee, in Arapahoe County.

Opposer-Appellant:

EAST CHERRY CREEK VALLEY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT,

v.

Applicants-Appellees:

RANGEVIEW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT and the STATE OF COLORADO, acting by and through its State Land Board,

and

Opposers-Appellees:

JIM HALL, Acting Division Engineer, Water Division No. 1, and HAL D. SIMPSON, State Engineer.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

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

Original Proceeding Pursuant to C.A.R. 21
District Court, City and County of Denver
Case No. 04CV440
Honorable J. Stephen Phillips, Judge

Case No. 04SA356

 

In Re:

Plaintiff:

JERRY WEIL, M.D.,

v.

Defendants:

DILLON COMPANIES, INC., d/b/a CITY MARKET, a Kansas corporation; and JOHN DOE.

Opinion modified, and as modified, Petition for Rehearing DENIED.

EN BANC.

JUSTICE KOURLIS does not participate.

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PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

No. 04SC587

Court of Appeals Case No. 02CA2395 (6/3/04)

Petitioner/Cross-Respondent:

THOMAS DEAN BROWN,

v.

Respondent/Cross-Petitioner:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. Cross-Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED as to the following issue and the judgment of the Colorado Court of Appeals is vacated. The case is remanded to the Colorado Court of Appeals for reconsideration in light of People v. Muckle, 03SC775 (Colo. January 10, 2005). EN BANC.

Whether the court of appeals erred when it declined to follow the court’s decision in Qureshi v. District Court, 727 P.2d 45 (Colo. 1986), and decided instead to apply People v. Page, 907 P.2d 624 (Colo. App. 1995), and thus concluded that concurrent sentences were required because the jury might have based its guilty verdicts on identical evidence.

DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES.

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No. 04SC611

Court of Appeals Case No. 02CA1562 (7/29/04)

Petitioner:

RAYMIE CHACON,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 04SC696

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA0630 (4/29/04)

Petitioner:

KURTIS SHERWOOD, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,

v.

Respondents:

UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION; USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; and USAA GENERAL INDEMNITY COMPANY.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 04SC774

Court of Appeals Case No. 02CA2036 (10/7/04)

Petitioner:

NATHAN BACA,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 04SC791

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA2409 (10/14/04)

Petitioner:

JONATHAN FRAZIER,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 04SC795

Court of Appeals Case No. 04CA0929 (7/27/04)

Petitioner:

WILLIAM JOSEPH SIMMONS

v.

Respondents:

COLORADO STATE BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGIST EXAMINERS; and

AMOS D. MARTINEZ, Ph.D., Program Director.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 04SC806

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA1407 (9/23/04)

Petitioner:

THEODORE M. SMITH,

v.

Respondents:

DAVID PLATI, individually and in his official capacity as Assistant Director for Media Relations of the University of Colorado; and REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 04SC829

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA1469 (10/28/04)

Petitioner:

PAUL GROGAN,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 04SC830

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA1032 (10/28/04)

Petitioner:

JESSE SLOAN,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 04SC834

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA0314 (10/28/04)

Petitioner:

DAVID DENNIS,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 04SC862

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA0690 (10/28/04)

Petitioner:

THOMAS ANDERSON,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 04SC872

Court of Appeals Case No. 04CA1897 (12/16/04)

Petitioner:

V.R.,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO,

In the Interest of: R.A., E.A., A.A., A.A., and R.C., Minor Children.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 04SC875

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA0846 (12/9/04)

Petitioner:

JORGE CASTILLO,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

JUSTICE COATS does not participate.

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No. 04SC878

Douglas County District Court Case No. 03CV0602

Petitioner:

PETER WINNEY,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 05SC3

Court of Appeals Case No. 02CA2367 (8/5/04)

Petitioner:

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY,

v.

Respondent:

VERONICA TRUJILLO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 05SC5

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA1164 (11/18/04)

Petitioner:

VETER SAMUELS,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 05SC8

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA1314 (11/18/04)

Petitioner:

DEREK FORRESTER,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 05SC9

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA1981 (11/24/04)

Petitioner:

ALAN FIOLKOSKI,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 05SC10

Court of Appeals Case No. 02CA2220 (4/22/04)

Petitioner:

ANDREW E. CLARENSON,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 05SC12

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA0180 (11/24/04)

Petitioner:

CHARLES WALKER SOSA,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 05SC13

Court of Appeals Case No. 02CA1394 (8/12/04)

Petitioner:

DAVID J. GARCIA,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 05SC16

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA1949 (11/24/04)

Petitioner:

TASHA KENNEDY,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 05SC20

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA0356 (11/24/04)

Petitioner:

DERICK LAY,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 05SC23

Court of Appeals Case No. 02CA2603 (11/24/04)

Petitioner:

DAVID HERRON,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 05SC28

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA0144 (8/26/04)

Petitioner:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO,

v.

Respondent:

JAMES MASTERSON.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 05SC31

Court of Appeals Case No. 01CA1138 (10/14/04)

Petitioner:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO,

v.

Respondent:

JUAN VALDEZ.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

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No. 05SC40

Court of Appeals Case No. 03CA1579 (12/16/04)

Petitioner:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO,

v.

Respondent:

MICHAEL FLOYD HUBER.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC.

Summary of Issues:

Whether Blakely v. Washington, 124 S.Ct. 2531 (2004), permits a sentencing court to impose a discretionary aggravated range sentence based on the court’s finding of extraordinary aggravating circumstances, as authorized by section 18-1.3-401(6), C.R.S. (2004).

Where a defendant agrees to a sentencing cap that allows for a sentence in the aggravated range and admits to the facts of his revocation complaint, and the sentencing court relied upon factors contained in the complaint in imposing an aggravated sentence, was the sentence imposed on the basis of facts admitted by the defendant, as permitted under Blakely.

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No. 05SC44

Court of Appeals Case No. 04CA0084 (12/2/04)

Petitioner:

TRINA SHANAE GARCIA, a/k/a TRINA SHANAE PADILLA,

v.

Respondent:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC.

These opinions are not final. They may be modified, changed or withdrawn in accordance with Rules 40 and 49 of the Colorado Appellate Rules. Changes to or modifications of these opinions resulting from any action taken by the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court are not incorporated here.

Colorado Supreme Court Opinions || March 28, 2005

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