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ANNOUNCEMENTS Colorado Court of Appeals
April 16, 2020
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS April 16, 2020 “Slip opinions” are the opinions as filed by the judges with the clerk. Slip opinions are subject to modification, rehearing, withdrawal, or clerical
corrections. A link to any modifications to previously posted opinions will appear in the Petition for Rehearing section of the announcement document
the day the changes are announced.
P U B L I S H E D O P I N I O N S
2020COA68 Court of Appeals No. 17CA1399
Adams County District Court No. 15CR2485 Honorable Michael A. Cox, Judge
Honorable Patrick T. Murphy, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Ian Joseph Gillis, Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART
AND VACATED IN PART
Division VII
Opinion by JUDGE LIPINSKY Fox and Berger, JJ., concur
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2020COA69
Court of Appeals No. 18CA1716 City and County of Denver District Court Nos. 15CV34604 & 16CV30289
Honorable Michael J. Vallejos, Judge Ernest R. Dill and Julie D. Dill,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
Rembrandt Group, Inc., a Colorado corporation, Defendant-Appellant,
and
Pikes Peak Acquisitions, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; and Suvi Hejbol Miller, as personal representative of the Estate of Robert D. Arnold,
Intervenors-Appellants.
JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CASE
REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS
Division VI
Opinion by JUDGE FREYRE
Richman and Grove, JJ., concur
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2020COA70
Court of Appeals No. 19CA1458 Douglas County District Court No. 18PR30128
Honorable Patricia D. Herron, Judge In the Interest of
Marie M. Chavez
and
Gilbert M. Chavez, Appellant and Cross-Appellee,
v.
Teresa Chavez, Conservator,
Appellee and Cross-Appellant.
APPEAL AND CROSS-APPEAL DISMISSED
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J. Jones, Welling, and Grove, JJ. PER CURIAM
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Court of Appeals No. 16CA0833
City and County of Denver District Court No. 15CR20000 Honorable Edward D. Bronfin, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee, v.
Yer Zit,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS
Division V Opinion by JUDGE BROWN
J. Jones and Harris, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 16CA0840 City and County of Denver District Court No. 13CR4608
Honorable Edward D. Bronfin, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Yer Zit,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division V
Opinion by JUDGE BROWN
J. Jones and Harris, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 16CA0874
El Paso County District Court No. 14CR1097 Honorable Michael P. McHenry, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Alexis O. Robinson,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division IV Opinion by JUDGE ROTHENBERG* Furman and Navarro, JJ., concur
Prior Opinion Announced December 12, 2019, WITHDRAWN
Petition for Rehearing GRANTED
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Court of Appeals No. 17CA0081 Boulder County District Court Nos. 15CR128 & 15CR1458
Honorable Norma A. Sierra, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Rachael Heather Verner,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division V
Opinion by JUDGE J. JONES
Harris and Brown, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 17CA0771
Jefferson County District Court No. 15CR1330 Honorable Laura A. Tighe, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Taylor Lee Nethken,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division III Opinion by JUDGE ROMÁN
Dunn and Johnson, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 17CA1425 Jefferson County District Court No. 15CR2853
Honorable Jeffrey R. Pilkington, Judge Honorable Philip J. McNulty, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Marshall Wayne Kilpatric,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division III
Opinion by JUDGE DUNN Román and Johnson, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 17CA1548
El Paso County District Court No. 16CR2937 Honorable David A. Gilbert, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Michael Virgel Lee,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division V Opinion by JUDGE HARRIS
J. Jones and Brown, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 17CA1943 Arapahoe County District Court No. 01CR1613
Honorable Frederick T. Martinez, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
John Leroy Pacheco, Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division III
Opinion by JUDGE JOHNSON
Román and Dunn, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 17CA1945
El Paso County District Court No. 92CR1691 Honorable David L. Shakes, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Jason A. Long,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division IV Opinion by JUDGE DAVIDSON* Welling and Vogt*, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 17CA2073 Jefferson County District Court No. 17CR394
Honorable Philip J. McNulty, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Joshua Hubert Green, Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division VI
Opinion by JUDGE GROVE
Richman and Freyre, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 17CA2327
Larimer County District Court No. 03CR1116 Honorable James H. Hiatt, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Theresa Armstrong,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division I Opinion by JUDGE GOMEZ
Dailey and Navarro, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 18CA0105 Adams County District Court No. 02CR1174
Honorable Thomas R. Ensor, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Mondo Moralez, Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division II
Opinion by JUDGE YUN
Terry and Tow, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 18CA0193
Arapahoe County District Court No. 15CR2366 Honorable Ben L. Leutwyler, III, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Jose Manuel Estrada,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division IV Opinion by JUDGE VOGT*
Welling and Davidson*, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 18CA0633 Adams County District Court No. 17JD40
Honorable Katherine R. Delgado, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,
Petitioner-Appellee,
In the Interest of E.M.K-D.,
Juvenile-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division II
Opinion by JUDGE YUN Terry and Tow, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 18CA1203
Jefferson County District Court No. 11CR965 Honorable Laura A. Tighe, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Wesley Adam Specht,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division VI Opinion by JUDGE RICHMAN Freyre and Grove, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 18CA1426 Mesa County District Court No. 07CR1704
Honorable Valerie J. Robison, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Earl Dean Raff, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division I
Opinion by JUDGE GOMEZ
Dailey and Navarro, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 18CA1633
Arapahoe County District Court No. 16PR30453 Honorable H. Clay Hurst, Magistrate
In re the Estate of Eloise Loesby, deceased.
Harlie Loesby,
Appellant, v.
Richard Loesby, Esq., Trustee,
Appellee.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division V
Opinion by JUDGE HARRIS J. Jones and Brown, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 18CA2205 Adams County District Court No. 17PR23 Honorable Patrick T. Murphy, Judge
In re the Estate of Mary Ann Zuniga, a/k/a Mary Ann Mares, deceased.
Irene Lopez, Personal Representative,
Appellant, v.
Stanley Lopez,
Appellee.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division II
Opinion by JUDGE TERRY Tow and Yun, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 18CA2210
Jefferson County District Court No. 18CV30154 Honorable Margie L. Enquist, Judge
Sierra Building & Design LTD, a Colorado corporation,
Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee,
v. Ronald H. Hunziker and Rebecca H. Hunziker,
Defendants-Appellees and Cross-Appellants.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS
Division V
Opinion by JUDGE BROWN
J. Jones and Harris, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 18CA2433
Weld County District Court No. 18CR381 Honorable Shannon D. Lyons, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Joshua Keith Hyde,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division III
Opinion by JUDGE ROMÁN Dunn and Johnson, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 19CA0110
Jefferson County District Court No. 12CR986 Honorable Dennis J. Hall, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Chase Louis Leprino,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division VI Opinion by JUDGE RICHMAN Freyre and Grove, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 19CA0370
Board of Assessment Appeals Case No. 74092
Sugarbush Holdings, LLC, Petitioner-Appellee,
v.
Jefferson County Board of Commissioners,
Respondent-Appellant and
Board of Assessment Appeals,
Appellee.
ORDER VACATED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS
Division III
Opinion by JUDGE ROMÁN
Dunn and Johnson, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 19CA0541
Adams County District Court No. 95JV1021 Honorable Priscilla J. Loew, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Petitioner-Appellee,
In re the Support of A.C.N., a Child, and Concerning G.D., a/k/a G.M.,
Petitioner-Appellee,
and
Alexander Garcia, Obligor, Respondent-Appellant
and
G.C., Payee,
Appellee.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division II
Opinion by JUDGE TERRY Tow and Yun, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 19CA0553
Pueblo County District Court No. 05CR458 Honorable Thomas B. Flesher, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Turk Alan Fleischacker,
Defendant-Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division III Opinion by JUDGE DUNN
Román and Johnson, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 19CA0755 Pitkin County District Court No. 15DR30007
Honorable Christopher G. Seldin, Judge In re the Marriage of
Vanessa Kirianoff,
Appellee,
and D. Spencer Keep,
Appellant.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division I Opinion by JUDGE DAVIDSON*
Bernard, C.J., and Graham*, J., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 19CA1753
Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado DD No. 32934-2019
Desiree R. Martinez,
Petitioner,
v.
Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado and Safeway Stores, Inc. Admin Office,
Respondents.
ORDER AFFIRMED
Division II
Opinion by JUDGE TOW
Terry and Yun, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 19CA1917 El Paso County District Court No. 18JV1216 Honorable Robin Chittum, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Appellee,
In the Interest of C.F. and D.F., Children,
and Concerning T.J.A.,
Appellant, and D.F.,
Appellee.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division VII
Opinion by JUDGE LIPINSKY Fox and Berger, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 19CA1942
Arapahoe County District Court No. 18JV199 Honorable Natalie T. Chase, Judge
The People of the State of Colorado,
Appellee,
In the Interest of E.M., a Child, and Concerning M.C.,
Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division II Opinion by JUDGE YUN
Terry and Tow, JJ., concur
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Court of Appeals No. 19CA1989 Arapahoe County District Court No. 19JV361
Honorable Natalie T. Chase, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,
Appellee,
In the Interest of J.F., a Child,
and Concerning S.F., Appellant.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Division V
Opinion by JUDGE BROWN
J. Jones and Harris, JJ., concur
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P E T I T I O N S F O R R E H E A R I N G
Court of Appeals No. 16CA0874
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Alexis O. Robinson,
Defendant-Appellant.
Prior Opinion Announced December 12, 2019, WITHDRAWN Petition for Rehearing GRANTED
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Court of Appeals No. 17CA0541 The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Douglas James Dyer, Defendant-Appellant.
Petition for Rehearing DENIED
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Court of Appeals No. 18CA0140
The People of the State of Colorado,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Jeffery C. Ford, Defendant-Appellant.
Petition for Rehearing DENIED
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M O D I F I E D O P I N I O N S
2020COA60M
Court of Appeals No. 19CA0349 El Paso County District Court No. 18CV31955 Honorable David A. Gilbert, Judge
Credit Service Company, Inc.,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v. Paul Skivington,
Defendant-Appellant.
JUDGMENT AND ORDER AFFIRMED
Opinion Modified
on the Court’s Own Motion
Division V
Opinion by JUDGE J. JONES Harris and Brown, JJ., concur
*Sitting by assignment of the Chief Justice under provisions of Colo. Const. art. VI, § 5(3), and § 24-51-1105, C.R.S. 2019.