This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 3/19/2023.

Cases and Keywords with timestamps:

(01:18) People v. Lopez, 2024COA26 (March 14, 2024); Expert testimony about coaching of child witnesses, Jury deliberation issues, Administering the oath to a child witness.

(08:52) People v. Hood, 2024COA27 (March 14, 2024); Error in excluding certain DNA evidence under the Rape Shield Statute.

(11:53) UNPUBLISHED People v. Rizo, 22CA0146 (March 14, 2024); No order of restitution at sentencing without good cause is an illegal sentence but must be corrected to order no restitution required.

(13:48) Pulsifer v. U.S., No 22 – 340 (March 15, 2024); Individualized sentencing versus federally mandated minimums under the 2018 First Step Act.

Links:

People v. Lopez, 2024COA26 (March 14, 2024): https://law.justia.com/cases/colorado/court-of-appeals/2024/19ca2313.html

People v. Hood, 2024COA27 (March 14, 2024): https://law.justia.com/cases/colorado/court-of-appeals/2024/19ca2313.html

Pulsifer v. U.S., No 22 – 340 (March 15, 2024): https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/601/22-340/

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