"Slip opinions" are the opinions delivered by the Supreme Court Justices and are subject to modification, rehearing, withdrawal, or clerical corrections. Modifications to previously posted opinions will be linked to the case number in the petition for rehearing section the day the changes are announced. Click on the case number to view the opinion in pdf format. OPINIONS 2016 CO 1 Supreme Court Case No. 13SC499 Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA1627 The People of the State of Colorado, Levent Ray Kutlak. Judgment Reversed en banc JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court. JUSTICE GABRIEL dissents, and JUSTICE HOOD joins in the dissent. 1
2016 CO 2 Supreme Court Case No. 14SC152 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA2334 In re the Marriage of Kendrik Jon de Koning, and Melissa Christie de Koning. Judgment Reversed en banc JUSTICE HOOD delivered the Opinion of the Court. 2
2016 CO 3 Supreme Court Case No. 12SC916 Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA2433 John Andrew Doubleday, Judgment Reversed en banc JUSTICE GABRIEL delivered the Opinion of the Court. 3
PETITIONS FOR REHEARING 2015 CO 65M Supreme Court Case No. 12SC820 Court of Appeals Case No. 08CA2329 The People of the State of Colorado, Kenneth Leon Childress. Opinion modified, and as modified, Petition for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC. CHIEF JUSTICE RICE would grant the Petition. 4
Petition for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC. 2015 CO 70 Supreme Court Case No. 12SC605 Court of Appeals Case No. 09CA2203 Petitioner/Cross- The People of the State of Colorado, Respondent/Cross- Michael Johnson. 5
2015 CO 71 Supreme Court Case No. 13SC523 Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA992 Jarrod Ralph Rutter, Petition for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ, JUSTICE HOOD, and JUSTICE GABRIEL would grant the Petition. 6
2015 CO 72 Supreme Court Case No. 14SC1045 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA2280 In the Interest of Minor Children: Baby A and Baby B Petitioners: T.W. and A.W., and Adoption Choices of Colorado, Inc., M.C. Petition for Rehearing DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE EID and JUSTICE COATS would grant the Petition. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate. 7
ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 21 No. 15SA332, In re: Magill Ford Motor District Court, City and County of Denver, Case No. 15CV32019 Order to Show Cause issued on January 7, 2016 -- No. 15SA340, In re: Ferrer Okbamicael District Court, City and County of Denver, Case No. 14CV32745 Order to Show Cause issued on January 7, 2016 PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI No. 14SC1049 Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA919 Michael Dorrance, -- No. 15SC117 Court of Appeals Case No. 11CA1824 James Michael Richards, -- 8
No. 15SC381 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1075 Charles K. Vanlandingham, State of Colorado, Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division. -- No. 15SC389 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1532 Herbert Shane Daily, -- No. 15SC500 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1681 Guerreros Lorenzo Lopez, -- 9
No. 15SC513 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA0248 Petitioners: Mac McShane and Cynthia Calvin, Stirling Ranch Property Owners Association, Inc. Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC. Summary of Issues: Whether the court of appeals decision in this case is in accord with the supreme court s holding in Jones Dressel, 623 P.2d 370, 376 (Colo. 1981) and its progeny when the court of appeals expanded limitation of liability protection to a party not expressly named in the exculpatory language. Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that there is no distinction in law between the corporate entity of the Property Owners Association and its Executive Board and Design Review Board, thereby extending the protections of the exculpatory language to the Property Owners Association. DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES. -- No. 15SC670 Routt County District Court Case No. 15CV30031 Tyler Patterson, -- 10
No. 15SC1017 Court of Appeals Court Case No. 15CA1071 E.P., The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: D.H. -- 11