People in Interest of C.M.D., 2018 COA 172
The Court of Appeals considers challenges to the Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act (CSORA) as applied to C.M.D. While at a DYS facility, C.M.D. was charged with unlawful sexual contact […]
People in Interest of G.S.S., 2019 COA 4
In this appeal of a juvenile court’s order dismissing charges against a juvenile, the Court of Appeals considers the statutory provisions guaranteeing juveniles a speedy trial and the proper remedy […]
People in Interest of M.H.K., 2018 COA 178
The Court of Appeals reverses an adjudication and remands the case for a new trial for two reasons. First, the Court holds that the trial judge committed reversible error by […]
A.R. v. D.R., 2018 SC 919
The Colorado Supreme Court granted certiorari on the following three issues. 1. Whether the Court of Appeals, in departing from the decisions of other divisions of the Court of Appeals, […]
OCR’s Winter 2018 Newsletter
[title size=”3″]Notes from Executive Director Chris Henderson[/title] Welcome to our updated quarterly newsletter! We asked OCR Attorneys for feedback on the quarterly newsletter, and we have implemented several changes in […]
Legislative Update: Winter 2018
Thank you to everyone who expressed interest in the OCR’s legislative committee. The OCR will be keeping the group small and focusing on having a variety of GALs from different […]
People v. J.D., 2018 SC 41
This decision is pending before the Colorado State Supreme Court. The issue for review is whether the Court of Appeals erred by granting a juvenile magistrate jurisdictional authority to reconsider […]
People in Interest of D.Z.B., 2017 SC 250
This decision remains pending before the Colorado Supreme Court. The issue for review is whether the court of appeals erred in concluding that the petitioner does not have standing to […]
People in Interest of M.V., 2018 COA 163
In this decision, a division of the Court of Appeals considers whether lack of compliance with ICWA’s notice provisions deprives the court of subject matter jurisdiction to enter adjudicatory and […]
Parental Responsibilities of W.F.L., 2018 COA 164
This decision concerns a Colorado court’s jurisdiction pursuant to the UCCJEA to enforce a parenting time order issued by another state. A Georgia court entered a final parenting time order […]
