OADC Weekly Case Law Update

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 9/11/20.

Cases Cited: Woo v. El Paso County Sheriffs, 2020CO134; In Re People v Moore, 20SA293; Perez v. Colorado, 19-1357; Farrar v. Williams, 19-953.

Keywords: Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, Replevin, Return of Defendant's Property, Absence of Insanity Plea, Right to Discover Mental Health Records from Private Provider, Due Process Violation from Perjured Testimony, Police Internal Affairs Records, C.R.S. 24-72-303(4)(a), Lifetime Supervision Act.

Links:

Our Life on "The List" http://oncefallen.com/

Woo v. El Paso County Sheriffs

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/07bc25cc-69b9-4ea3-a454-cc53fac5abef.pdf

Generic Motion for Return of property

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/de617d3d-f35b-4856-9373-fba7d5929153.docx

Pandemic Litigation Task Force: for more information, or for Bernadette Shetrone's email address, contact Jonathan or Shawndell.

Thank you to our guest host, Laura Harvell.

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This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 9/3/20.

Cases Cited: People v. Ehlebracht, 2020COA132; People v. Archuleta, 19CA0047; People v. Young, 19CA0834; People v. Cox, 19CA0888.

Keywords: Allman does not apply to Sex Offender Probation, SVP Designation, Late imposition of surcharges, Untimely 35b petition, Restitution objection, Sentencing on Inaccurate Information.

Links:

People v. Ehlebracht, 2020COA132,

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/ae12ec6c-f98c-4531-9954-5aeaff22b57a.pdf

Special thanks to guest host Laura Harvell.

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This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 7/10/20.

Cases Cited: People v. Houser, 2020COA128; People v. Allen, 19CA0015; People v. Brownlee, 18CA0255; People v. Romero, 17CA2177; People v. Reyes-Marquez, 17CA1744.

Keywords: Denial of a challenge for cause, Improper limits on voir dire, Improper Expert Testimony, Self Defense and the definition of a deadly weapon.

Miscellaneous Notes:

Bernadette Shetrone is coordinating the OADC Pandemic Litigation task force. For her email address, contact Shawndell. https://www.coloradoadc.org/oadccontacts/oadc-staff/companies/1028

Episode 161 – original summary of People v. Houser. https://coloradoadc.libsyn.com/episode-161-oadc-weekly-case-law-update

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This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 8/21/20.

Cases Cited: People v. Luna, 2020COA123; People v. Johnson, 2020COA124; Millard v. Camper, 17-1333, 2020 WL 4875290.

Keywords: Self-Defense Instruction, Reasonable Child Standard, Conviction abated ab initio, Rule 106(a)(4), Sex Offender Registration.

Cert Grants: People v. Ojeda, No. 19SC763, Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1517; People v. Lavadie, No. 20SC251, Court of Appeals Case No. 18CA1308 .

Links:

People v. Luna, 2020COA123

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/58a6ff6f-9ca9-40a5-8a87-ac19279f8188.pdf

People v. Johnson, 2020COA124

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/47175d21-4ffd-4473-9390-c3a5bcc9a1d8.pdf

Millard v. Camper 10th Circuit

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/44b29714-1c48-48fe-8464-f32c24e3b362.pdf

Notes:

For Laura Harvell's email address, contact Shawndell or Jonathan.

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This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 8/14/20.

Cases Cited: People v. Montoya, 18CA0874; Jamison v. McClendon, 3:16-CV-595-CWR-LRA.

Keywords: Restitution, Qualified Immunity

Links:

R21 COVID and Speedy Trial and Rule 24(C)(4)

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/a8173df3-840c-4567-a86a-3858d8442b73.pdf

Objections to a COVID Jury

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/cc11cf1e-8d05-4bbb-b61a-c39e4ae24ef5.pdf

Clarence Jamison Order

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/042dd792-e5b8-438a-ba0a-5aee1693ccd7.pdf

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This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 8/7/20.

Cases Cited: People v. Lopez, 2020COA119; People v. McClintic, 2020COA120; People v. Marston, 2020COA121; People v. Lujan, 15CA1176; People v. Warmker, 17CA1267; People v. Garcia, 18CA0038; Johnson v. Barr, No. 19-9550 (10th Cir. July 31, 2020); People v. Subjack, 2020SA262.

Keywords: Public Indecency in DOC, Void Conviction and Enhanced Sentence, Insufficiency of evidence re: introducing contraband, Voluntary vs Involuntary introduction of contraband, HGN Shreck Hearing, Right to be Present at Trial, Self-Serving Hearsay, Prosecutorial Misconduct: the personal denigration of a defense expert – plain error reversal, Investigator's improper testimony, Fugue State Evidence, Asportation, Immigration consequences for PCS, Rule 21 – is defendant eligible for PH when serving DOC sentence on another charge.

Links:

People v. Lopez, 2020COA119

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/a675df7b-8a07-4ef6-8696-c9c27f276292.pdf

People v. McClintic, 2020COA120

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/803485f4-31f0-4ae7-aa2b-590a95d4389c.pdf

People v. Marston, 2020COA121

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/b0f63d48-45f4-4d93-849e-e18fc21d4805.pdf

Johnson v. Barr, No. 19-9550

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/136160d4-859b-462a-aa8d-f8ff107ee2ce.pdf

R21 Petition, People v. Subjack, 2020SA262

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/adb1a184-2f88-448c-8716-356447fb8843.pdf

Ann Roan's Colorado Lawyer Article

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/2b77eba0-0012-479c-9275-491b07795ade.pdf

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This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 7/31/20.

Cases Cited: People v. Lowe, 2020COA116; People v. Thompson, 2020COA117; People v. Trujillo, 18CA0554; People v. Lopez, 16CA0839; People v. Mondragon, 18CA0238.

Keywords: Martinelli and Walker Review of police misconduct files, Fingerprint expert testimony, Multiplicity of Resisting Arrest Convictions, Consecutive Sentencing for two First Degree Assault convictions, Postconviction DNA Testing, Actual innocence and section 18-1-413, DNA Testing under 35(c), IAC by first postconviction counsel, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Restitution Proceedings, Restitution for Insurers and the anti-subrogation rule, First Degree Arson – Insufficiency of the Evidence, Impeachment under CRE 806 and contemporaneous objections.

Links

People v. Lowe, 2020COA116

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/bbc55ab7-5c1d-407d-8c98-143d2f95f7b5.pdf

People v. Thompson, 2020COA117

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/b9e46cbc-b45d-4a61-9b22-35f76b6e9e9c.pdf

Allen Chaney's Allman Motions

Word Doc: https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/6662e5f2-1c04-42a0-889d-bc58e083f4af.docx

PDF: https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/be19164d-1ac6-4a97-bc44-3b46aae363d8.pdf

Motion to Suppress Geofence Warrant

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/735f0164-f920-4e88-81b8-0991e0d06ebe.docx

For Allen Chaney's email address, please email Jonathan or Shawndell.

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This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 7/24/20.

Cases Cited: People v. Newman, 2020COA108; People v. Abdulla, 2020COA109; People in Interest of KDW, 2020COA110; People v. McBride, 2020COA111; People v. Ambrose, 2020COA112; People v. Deutsch, 2020COA114;

Keywords: Extraneous Prejudicial Information – lawyer as juror, Unlawful Sexual Contact, Unanimity Instruction, Hearsay Statements, Reasonable Suspicion for an Investigatory Stop, Attenuation, Sufficiency of the Evidence – Obstruction, Reasonable Suspicion for Traffic Stop, Sufficiency of the Evidence: POWPO, Biased Juror, Prior DWAI Offenses, Shreck Hearing – I-9000 device, Expert v. Lay Testimony, I-9000 Working Certificate, Confrontation Clause, Double Jeopardy: Persistent Drunk Driving Surcharges, Conflict Free Counsel, Constructive Amendment, CRE 404(b) evidence,

Links:

To find materials in the eLibrary, first login to www.coloradoadc.org, then click on the below links:

- Due Process and Fundamental Fairness

-- Speedy Trial, Due Process Violation

-- Speedy Trial, Constitutional

-- Outrageous Governmental Conduct

To reach Bernadette Shetrone (for OADC contractors only), please email Jonathan or Shawndell for contact information.

People v. Newman, 2020COA108

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/a6da5a5b-c443-4249-a815-46a57d914158.pdf

People v. Abdulla, 2020COA109

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/19fd3c52-3c1d-4bda-a1de-8f3f58942214.pdf

People in Interest of KDW, 2020COA110

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/c34800b7-eb75-434b-9cc8-e9530d6c371c.pdf

People v. McBride, 2020COA111

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/f6f9b535-7381-44fb-846c-16a1a04ed8f1.pdf

People v. Ambrose, 2020COA112

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/03fc440e-eac5-4afd-a82e-62045052764b.pdf

People v. Deutsch, 2020COA114

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/8f8ef159-c428-4b60-857d-13b318dee5f7.pdf

RULE CHANGE 2020_24__July

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/2400b844-5c5a-4dbb-bd81-6433e0f97764.pdf

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This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 7/17/20.

Cases Cited: People v. Knapp, 2020COA107; People v. Quinn, 18CA2000; People v. Hernandez, 16CA1826; People v. Brown, 18CA1480; People v. Leyba, 18CA0806; People v. Wilson, 17CA1817.

Keywords: Provocation Instruction - Self-Defense, Tailoring, Restitution Amount cannot exceed that authorized by jury verdict, Restitution Amount based on the replacement value, Self-defense against law enforcement officers, Challenge to juror for cause, Hypothetical scenario testimony as bolstering, Blind Experts, Proportionality Review, Habitual Offender, Ineffective Assistance of Plea Counsel, Summary denial of 35(c), Timing of Batson Challenge, Use of Res Gestae Evidence.

Links:

People v. Knapp, 2020COA107

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/7030db4e-7d62-4a06-9e57-6c7a9abbe62f.pdf

Discovering Racial Discrimination by the Police, 115 Northwestern L. Rev. (forthcoming 2020), https://ssrn.com/abstract=3548829.

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This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 7/10/20.

Cases Cited: Gonzalez v. Arapahoe County Court, 2020COA104; MacIntosh v. Arapahoe County Court, 2020COA104; Warembourg v. Excel Elec., Inc., 2020COA103; Bernache v. Brown, 2020COA106; People v. Johnson, 16CA2093; People v. Parks, 15CA1266; US v Young 18-6221 (10th Cir.); US v Hamett 19-5054 (10th Cir.); McGirt v. Oklahoma, 18–9526; Barr V. American Assn. Of Political Consultants, Inc. 19-631, 529 U.S.

Keywords: Statute of Limitations – Mandatory Reporting, Continuing Offenses, Pre-trial Destruction of Evidence: Sanction: Adverse Inference Instruction, Hearsay in Official State Records, Preservation of an Issue by Motion in Limine, Evidentiary hearing required when jurors exposed to extraneous prejudicial information, Outrageous governmental conduct – Parolee as CI, Proportionality review of prior drug convictions under Wells-Yates, Suppression – voluntariness of confession, Waiver of right to counsel.

Links:

Gonzalez v. Arapahoe County Court, 2020COA104

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/eac277d2-5c92-447f-84cc-551b6cd8a2a0.pdf

MacIntosh v. Arapahoe County Court, 2020COA104

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/1d81b7cc-1a48-44a3-a64d-ca1e71114f3b.pdf

Warembourg v. Excel Elec., Inc., 2020COA103

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/92c7ae69-2405-4f58-8f6d-6d3581ae0925.pdf

Bernache v. Brown, 2020COA106

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/ad8a70fe-e202-4787-bc61-2b468d691003.pdf

US v Young 18-6221

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/e441ab64-c082-4565-96f7-39f373512dda.pdf

US v Hamett 19-5054 (10th Cir.)

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/e95cf0d7-d888-4be9-a392-1f9a17d203f0.pdf

McGirt v. Oklahoma, 18–9526

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/1dbf9bc9-7ff1-4fc8-98e7-0e929ac1867d.pdf

Barr v. American Assn. Of Political Consultants, Inc. 19-631,

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/7357d522-82c3-4f9f-9abf-527034b2c18d.pdf

Misc. Materials:

Reading list from the Indigent Defenders Research Association

An extraordinary and rich crop of literature this month! Feast your eyes on the list below, and read more here: https://www.indigentdefenseresearch.org/2020/07/notable-recent-publications-july-2020.html.

Books

Matthew Clair Privilege and Punishment: How Race and Class Matter in Criminal Court. Princeton University Press. For release: November 17, 2020.

Sarah Esther Lageson, Digital Punishment: Privacy, Stigma, and the Harms of Data-Driven Criminal Justice. Oxford University Press. For release: June 24.

Lorena Backmaier Winter, Stephen C. Thaman and Veronica Lynn, The Right to Counsel and the Protection of Attorney-Client Privilege in Criminal Proceedings: A Comparative View. Springer.

Articles

Aaron Gottlieb and Kelsey Arnold. "Do Public Defender Resources Matter? The Effect of Public Defender and Support Staff Caseloads on the Incarceration of Felony Defendants." Journal of Society for Social Work and Research.

Heather Harris, "Building Holistic Defense: The Design and Evaluation of a Social Work Centric Model of Public Defense." Criminal Justice Policy Review.

Janet Moore & Andrew Davies, "Introduction to Special Issue: New Developments in Public Defense Research." Criminal Justice Policy Review.

Melanie Sonsteng-Person, Lucero Herrera, Tia Koonse and Noah D. Zatz. "'Any Alternative is Great if I'm Incarcerated': A Case Study of Court-Ordered Community Service in Los Angeles County." Criminal Justice and Behavior.

Neel U. Sukhatme and Jay Jenkins. "Pay to Play? Campaign Finance and the Incentive Gap in the Sixth Amendment's Right to Counsel." Duke Law Journal.

Victoria A. Terranova, Kyle Ward, Jessie Slepicka, Anthony M. Azari, Perceptions of Pretrial Risk Assessment: An Examination Across Role in the Initial Pretrial Release Decision. Criminal Justice and Behavior.

Reports

Overdue for Justice: An Assessment of Access to and Quality of Juvenile Defense Counsel in Michigan. National Juvenile Defender Center.

Theses

Janie Nichols, The New Advocate: A History of Early Female Lawyers in the United States from 1860 to 1920, Honors Thesis in History, Baylor University.

Sheree Martinek, Improving Indigent Defense: An Evaluation of Program Effectiveness for the California Defense Investigators Effectiveness for the California Defense Investigators Association's Defense Investigator Training Academy Association's Defense Investigator Training Academy. Masters Thesis in Public Administration, San Jose State University.

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