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CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS COLORADO SUPREME COURT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2016

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"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.

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OPINIONS

The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado 2 East 14th Avenue • Denver, Colorado 80203

2016 CO 73

Supreme Court Case No. 16SA231 Interlocutory Appeal from the District Court

Alamosa County District Court Case No. 15CR304 Honorable Michael Gonzales, Judge

Plaintiff–Appellant:

The People of the State of Colorado,

v.

Defendant–Appellee:

Lonnie Cooper.

Order Reversed en banc

CHIEF JUSTICE RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court. JUSTICE HOOD concurs, and JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ joins in the concurrence.

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https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/Supreme_Court/Opinions/2016/16SA231.pdf

https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/Supreme_Court/Opinions/2016/16SA231.pdf


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The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado

2 East 14th Avenue • Denver, Colorado 80203

2016 CO 74

Supreme Court Case No. 14SC94 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Case No. 10CA2454

Petitioner:

The People of the State of Colorado,

v.

Respondent:

Curtis Gordon Adams.

Judgment Reversed en banc

JUSTICE HOOD delivered the Opinion of the Court.

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PETITIONS FOR REHEARING

NONE

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https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/Supreme_Court/Opinions/2014/14SC94.pdf

https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/Supreme_Court/Opinions/2014/14SC94.pdf


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PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

No. 15SC1007

Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1086 Petitioner: Michael James Loggan, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC100

Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA2084 Petitioner: Brandon J. Salas, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC168

Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1357 In re the Marriage of Petitioner: Debra Lynne Wiedenhoeft, and Respondent: James Anthony Wiedenhoeft. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC196

Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1688 Petitioner: Vicki Dillard (Crowe), v. Respondents: Robert Michael Jackson and R.M. Jackson & Associates, P.C. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC353 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1555 Petitioner: Durand Lee Futch, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC354

Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1912 Petitioner: Zachary S. Bowman, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC363 Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA226 Petitioner: Jaime Montez-Hernandez, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ does not participate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC378

Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA822 Petitioner: Timothy Scott Parks, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC386

Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA231 Petitioner: Shauna Sandstead-Corona, v. Respondent: Vicki J. Sandstead. Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC. Summary of the Issues: [ADDITIONAL ISSUE] Whether the court of appeals erred in reversing the district court’s finding that an implied trust had been created. Once the district court obtained jurisdiction over a personal representative, whether the fiduciary oversight statute at section 15-10-501, C.R.S. (2016), permits the district court to sanction the personal representative for wrongful conduct in administering a decedent’s financial affairs prior to the decedent’s death and prior to her appointment as personal representative. [ADDITIONAL ISSUE] Whether the court of appeals erred in affirming the district court’s extension of a no-contest clause from a trust into an accompanying pour-over will. Whether decedent’s attempt to revoke her revocable trust constituted probable cause for a beneficiary to challenge not just the trust but also its companion pour-over will. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC390

Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1842 Petitioner: Silverio Perez-Perez, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC411

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA149 Petitioner: George Lee Cyr, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC418

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA57 Petitioner: Corvax Oil and Gas Land Services LLC, a Utah limited liability company, v. Respondents: Affirm Energy, LLC, a Colorado limited liability corporation; Jeffrey R. Barkely; Boulder Oil Company, LLC; Callisto Energy LLC; Continental Resources Inc., an Oklahoma corporation; Michael E. Cuba, individually and d/b/a Morning Star Enterprises, Inc.; John S. Gibson, individually and John S. Gibson Production, LLC; Lonetree Oil & Gas Company, a/k/a Lonetree Oil and Gas Company; Maddox Oil Properties, Inc.; Marshal L. Frasier Marital Trust; P & O Energy Ltd.; David C. Peterson, individually and d/b/a Diamond Operating Co., a Colorado corporation, d/b/a Flatiron Energy Co., Inc., a Colorado corporation; R & S Energy LLC; Robert D. Poulson & Co., a/k/a Robert D. Poulson and Company; and VIS-OP Oil Company. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC429

Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA549 Petitioner: Carlos Figueroa, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC441

Jefferson County District Court Case No. 15CV30793 Petitioner: Esther Bolzinger-Graham, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC442 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA889 Petitioner: The People of the State of Colorado, v. Respondent: Richard Wesley Anderson. Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED. EN BANC. Summary of the Issue: Whether the court of appeals erred in determining that the defendant’s conduct – firing more than a dozen shots in the direction of the officer and his patrol car – was insufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict finding the defendant had the requisite universal malice for attempted extreme indifference murder. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC456

Jefferson County District Court Case No. 15CV31538 Petitioner: Michael Goodnight, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC461

Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1067 Petitioner: Chad Eric Castrejon, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC493

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA22 Petitioner: Dave Lawrence Lucero, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC497

Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA1823 Petitioner: Arthur Joseph Dertina, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC505

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA666 In re the parental responsibilities of E.H. Petitioner: Eric High, v. Respondent: Yvette Grimes. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC513 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA0596 Petitioner: Woodbridge Condominium Association, Inc., a Colorado nonprofit corporation, v. Respondent: Lo Viento Blanco, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC514 Court of Appeals Case No. 12CA116 Petitioner: James Mark Clark, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC521

Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA2101 In re the Marriage of Petitioner: Tracy A. Sherry, and Respondent: John Robert Sherry. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC529

El Paso District Court Case No. 15CV32126 Petitioner: Jose Orozco, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC532

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1361 Petitioner: Anthony T. Gilliam, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC550

Weld District Court Case No. 15CV31056 Petitioner: Devon Nolan, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC560

Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA931 Petitioner: Vincent Gabriel, v. Respondent: Emergency Medical Specialist. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC563

Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1110 Petitioner: Cody Finch, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC567

Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1481 Petitioner: Simoukda Lounnivongsa, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC569

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1234 Petitioner: Donald J. Kendall, v. Respondents: Barbara Brohl, Executive Director of the Motor Vehicle Division; and Department of Revenue, State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC570

Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1546 Petitioner: Zachary Dan Failla, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC578

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1941 Petitioner: Trinidad A. Ramos, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC580

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1272 Petitioner: Anthony N. Tafoya, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC581

Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA1756 Petitioner: Onesimo J. Gonzales, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC583 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA204 Petitioner: Steve Anderson, v. Respondents: Jim Donald and Shelby Donald. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC585

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA639 Petitioner: Timothy P. Hawkins, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC586

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1023 Petitioner: Timothy P. Hawkins, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC587

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1710 Petitioner: Lorena Rico Flores, v. Respondents: BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.; Arch Insurance Company; and Industrial Claim Appeals Office. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC588

Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA2039 Petitioner: Charley Gonzalez, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC589 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1845 Petitioner: George Ryan Roloff, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC590

Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA2313 Petitioner: Brandon John Bruner, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC591

Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA198 Petitioner: Michael D’Angelis, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC598

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1085 Petitioner: Ofelio Lorenzo Acosta, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC602

Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA2312 Petitioner: Joshua Nathan Kresky, a/k/a Jashua Nathan Kresky, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC608

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA2057 Petitioner: Michael Stuckman, v. Respondents: City Market and Industrial Claim Appeals Office. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC610

Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA1753 Petitioner: Ruben Rocha, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC616

Court of Appeals Case No. 13CA2317 Petitioner: Arthur Gene Hussey, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC618

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA909 Petitioner: Michael Varallo, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC619 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA640 Petitioners: Eugene Kammerzell and Janet Kammerzell, v. Respondent: Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Pipeline Company. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC626

Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA563 Petitioner: Juan Manuel Contreras-Barbosa, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC634

Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA2507 Petitioner: Robert Lee Bretz, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC667 Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1560 Petitioner: Carla Jurae Pacheco, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC698 Court of Appeals Case No. 14CA762 Petitioner: Anthony Beard, v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 16SC771 Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA457 Petitioner: C.R., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Children: M.R. and B.R. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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No. 16SC820 Court of Appeals Case No. 16CA510 Petitioner: D.D., v. Respondent: The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Minor Child: E.S., and Concerning M.S. Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED. EN BANC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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