People in Interest of M.M., 2022COA61 (reason to know a child is an Indian child)
The father in this dependency and neglect case reported to the trial court that his grandmother was a registered tribal member in Delaware, but he was uncertain which tribe. The […]
People in Interest of Jay.J.L., 2022COA43 (reason to know a child is an Indian child)
The mother in this dependency and neglect case reported to the trial court that she had Cherokee or Navajo Indian heritage but was uncertain if anyone in her family was […]
People in Interest of E.V., 2022COA53 (juvenile adjudication as a delinquent and sentence)
E.V. appealed his adjudication as a delinquent and his sentence for possessing a handgun. Prior to the adjudication, E.V. had moved to suppress the discovery of the handgun, arguing that […]
People in Interest of E.W., 2022 COA 12
In this case, the Court of Appeals found that the trial court was not deprived of jurisdiction to terminate parental rights under the UCCJEA when the parents relocated to another […]
People in Interest of E.M., 2021 COA 381
In this case, a division of the Court of Appeals found that a 2019 revision of Colorado’s ICWA statute, C.R.S. § 19-1-126(3), did not alter the applicability of ICWA’s notice […]
People in Interest of E.B., 2022 COA 8
In this case, the Court of Appeals found that the trial court abused its discretion when it denied a request from father’s counsel for a continuance of the termination hearing. […]
People in Interest of B.H., 2022 COA 9
In this case, the Colorado Court of Appeal held that the filing of a motion for post-trial relief pursuant to C.R.C.P. 59 does not toll the time limits imposed in […]
People in Interest of A-J.A.B., 2022 COA 31 (“reason to know” a child is an Indian child pursuant to ICWA)
In this case, the mother of the child repeatedly asserted that the child may have Native American heritage, possibly Cherokee or Lakota Sioux. Despite the mother’s assertions, the Department did […]
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) in determining Department of Human Services (“DHS”) did not make “active […]
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 when generalized expert testimony may be admitted based upon the helpfulness, […]