OCR’s Case Law Archive
OCR’s Caselaw Archive contains case law from the Colorado Supreme Court and Colorado Courts of Appeal. OCR began this Archive in December 2018 and will update it quarterly.
Click on a case title below or use the “Search for” tool to look up a specific case.People In Int. of K.M. v. V.K.L., 2021 SC 245 (ICWA)
Issue on Appeal: Whether the Court of Appeals erred in its analysis of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) […]
People v. Cooper, 496 P.3d 430
In this criminal case arising from the defendant allegedly striking the victim, the Colorado Supreme Court analyzed the circumstances […]
People in Interest of O.S-H., 2021 COA 130
In this appeal of an adjudication, the Court of Appeals held that a paternity adjudication within a dependency and […]
People in Interest of N.D.O., 2021 COA 100
The Court of Appeals holds that complicitor liability can support a crime of violence finding.
Several teenagers […]
People in Interest of K.S-E., 2019 COA 93
In this appeal of a direct contempt order against a respondent parent, the Court of Appeals considers the lawfulness […]
People in Interest of J.M.M., 2021 COA 88
The Court of Appeals interprets §§ 16-22-103(4) and 16-22-113(1)(e), provisions of the Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act, to determine […]
People in Interest of D.M.F.D., 2021 COA 95
In this appeal of an adjudication hearing, the Court of Appeals holds that the juvenile court improperly based its […]
People in Interest of S.A.G., 2021 CO 38
In this decision, the Colorado Supreme Court decides whether the trial court had jurisdiction to terminate parental rights under […]
People in Interest of K.C. v. K.C., 2021 CO 33
In this decision, the Colorado Supreme Court decided whether the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) requires a district court […]
People in Interest of J.G., 2021 COA 47
While this is a Court of Appeals decision, the Supreme Court also denied a petition for certiorari (21SC312, People […]
People in Interest of E.S., 2021 COA 79
In this decision, the Court of Appeals reverses an order terminating father’s parental rights, holding that the department failed […]
People in Interest of B.H., 2021 CO 39
In this decision, the Colorado Supreme Court considers whether an order returning physical custody of a child to the […]
People in Interest of R.J.B., 2021 COA 4
In this decision, the Court of Appeals considers whether the mother’s due process and equal protection rights were violated […]
People in Interest of My.K.M. and Ma.K.M, 2020 COA 33
In this decision, the Court of Appeals holds that a child’s membership in a tribe, even absent eligibility for […]
People in Interest of L.B-H-P., 2021 COA 5
In this case, the Court of Appeals considers an issue of first impression: When does the medical condition or […]