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ANNOUNCEMENTS Colorado Court of Appeals

May 14, 2020

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS May 14, 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

2020COA79 Court of Appeals No. 17CA2273

El Paso County District Court No. 16CR1475 Honorable Larry E. Schwartz, Judge

The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Paul Anthony Taylor,

Defendant-Appellant.

JUDGMENT VACATED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division VII

Opinion by JUDGE LIPINSKY

Fox and Berger, JJ., concur

http://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Court_of_Appeals/Opinion/2020/17CA2273-PD.pdf




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U N P U B L I S H E D O P I N I O N S

Court of Appeals No. 16CA1516

Jefferson County District Court No. 15CR2825 Honorable Jeffrey R. Pilkington, Judge Honorable Todd L. Vriesman, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Peter Gregory Cain,


JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division VI Opinion by JUDGE RICHMAN

Dunn and Yun, JJ., concur

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(e)

Court of Appeals No. 16CA1893 El Paso County District Court No. 15CR3149

Honorable Thomas K. Kane, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Nicchi Ladawn See,


JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division I

Opinion by JUDGE GOMEZ

Dailey and Navarro, JJ., concur


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City and County of Denver District Court No. 07CR3679 Honorable Kandace C. Gerdes, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Hilario Martinez-Fabela,


ORDERS AFFIRMED

Division IV Opinion by JUDGE PAWAR

Furman and Welling, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 17CA1205 Jefferson County District Court No. 04CR733

Honorable Tamara S. Russell, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Darlene Ann Spears, Defendant-Appellant.

ORDER AFFIRMED

Division III

Opinion by CHIEF JUDGE BERNARD

Martinez* and Casebolt*, JJ., concur


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Arapahoe County District Court No. 16CR368 Honorable Kurt A. Horton, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Donald Pierre Miles,


JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division VI

Opinion by JUDGE DUNN

Richman and Yun, JJ., concur



Douglas County District Court No. 16CR806 Honorable David J. Stevens, Judge

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Patrick Joseph Bradshaw,

Defendant-Appellant

JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE AFFIRMED

Division VII

Opinion by JUDGE FOX Navarro and Brown, JJ., concur


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City and County of Denver District Court No. 12CR5460 Honorable A. Bruce Jones, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Jawaun L. Ward,


ORDER AFFIRMED

Division V Opinion by JUDGE BROWN

J. Jones and Harris, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 18CA0152 Larimer County District Court No. 17CR180

Honorable Julie Kunce Field, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Richard Wayne Gill, Defendant-Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division IV

Opinion by JUDGE LIPINSKY

Freyre, J., concurs Terry, J., dissents


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Jefferson County District Court No. 17CR212 Honorable Philip J. McNulty, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Jiamei Chen,


JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division V Opinion by JUDGE J. JONES Harris and Brown, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 18CA0286 Jefferson County District Court No. 17CR280

Honorable Christie A. Bachmeyer, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Tyler Matthew Fisk, Defendant-Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division III

Opinion by JUSTICE MARTINEZ*

Bernard, C.J. and Casebolt*, J., concur


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El Paso County District Court No. 11JD345 Honorable G. David Miller, Judge


Petitioner-Appellee,

In the Interest of K.Y., Juvenile-Appellant.

ORDER AFFIRMED

Division III Opinion by JUDGE BERGER

Grove and Vogt*, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 18CA1069 Boulder County District Court No. 10CR1742

Honorable Andrew R. MacDonald, Judge


v.

Weston Paul Halsey,


ORDER AFFIRMED

Division VI

Opinion by JUDGE YUN Richman and Dunn, JJ., concur


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Montezuma County District Court No. 16CV30088 Honorable Douglas S. Walker, Judge

Linda Fortenberry,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v. D’Casa Villa Trust; Gilbert Schwartz, Individually and as Trustee of the D’Casa

Villa Trust, Defendants-Appellees.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division IV

Opinion by JUDGE WELLING

Furman and Pawar, JJ., concur



Fremont County District Court No. 08CR367 Honorable Ramsey L. Lama, Judge


v.

John Albert Allen,


ORDERS AFFIRMED

Division V

Opinion by JUDGE J. JONES Harris and Brown, JJ., concur


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Adams County District Court No. 17CR272 Honorable Thomas R. Ensor, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Lelyen Andre Brown,


JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE AFFIRMED

Division III Opinion by JUDGE GROVE

Berger and Vogt*, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 18CA1883 City and County of Denver District Court No. 17DR30955

Honorable Karen L. Brody, Judge In re the Marriage of

Michael Vieau,

Appellant,

and Celia Vieau,

Appellee.

JUDGMENT AND ORDER AFFIRMED

AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division V

Opinion by JUDGE HARRIS

J. Jones and Brown, JJ., concur


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El Paso County District Court No. 14CR464 Honorable Marla Prudek, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Andrew D. Stiern,


ORDER AFFIRMED

Division V Opinion by JUDGE GOMEZ

J. Jones and Welling, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 18CA1981 City and County of Denver Juvenile Court No. 17JV370

Honorable Donna J. Schmalberger, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Appellee,

In the Interest of G.M.G.M., a Child,

and Concerning A.S.B.G-M., Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division II

Opinion by JUDGE ROMÁN

Tow and Pawar, JJ., concur


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Larimer County District Court No. 18CV30560 Honorable Gregory M. Lammons, Judge

Valimenta Labs, LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Vasayo, LLC,


ORDER REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division III

Opinion by JUDGE DUNN

Román and Johnson, JJ., concur



Larimer County District Court No. 17JV433 Honorable Stephen E. Howard, Judge

The People of the State of Colorado, Appellee,

In the Interest of M.R., a Child,

and Concerning S.H.,

Appellant.

APPEAL DISMISSED

Division A

Opinion by JUDGE FURMAN Bernard, C.J., and Casebolt*, J., concur


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El Paso County District Court No. 17CR2450 Honorable Christopher J. Munch, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Justin A. McDonald,


JUDGMENT VACATED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division V

Opinion by JUDGE BROWN

J. Jones and Harris, JJ., concur



San Miguel County District Court No. 18CV5 Honorable Mary E. Deganhart, Judge

Mark Halper, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

Jerry Moore and Linda Moore,

Defendants-Appellees.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division IV

Opinion by JUDGE WELLING Furman and Pawar, JJ., concur


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Adams County District Court No. 17CV31707 Honorable Edward C. Moss, Judge

Charles Chennaux,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Rafael Barron,


JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division III Opinion by JUDGE VOGT*

Berger and Grove, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 19CA0389 City and County of Denver Juvenile Court No. 18JD514

Honorable D. Brett Woods, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Petitioner-Appellee,

In the Interest of R.G.R.,

Juvenile-Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division IV

Opinion by JUDGE FREYRE Terry and Lipinsky, JJ., concur


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Teller County District Court No. 18CV5 Honorable Lin Billings Vela, Judge

Jacob Patrick Ind,


v. Teller County Jail; Lt. Sloan; Corporal L. Hammons; and Corporal M. Sims,


ORDERS REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division III

Opinion by JUDGE JOHNSON

Dunn and Martinez*, JJ., concur



Boulder County District Court No. 15DR590 Honorable Patrick D. Butler, Judge

In re the Marriage of Haley McDuff,

Appellant,

and

Allen Weber,

Appellee.

ORDER AFFIRMED

Division IV Opinion by JUDGE TERRY

Freyre and Lipinsky, JJ., concur


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Jefferson County District Court No. 16PR30700 Honorable Todd L. Vriesman, Judge

In the Matter of the Trust Created by Harry E. Swanson and Norma J. Swanson, Settlors.

Susan Swanson Braund,

Appellee,

v. Ann Christopher Swanson,

Appellant.

ORDER AFFIRMED

Division IV Opinion by JUDGE LIPINSKY Terry and Freyre, JJ., concur


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Boulder County District Court No. 10DR1339 Honorable Ingrid S. Bakke, Judge

In re the Parental Responsibilities Concerning F.B., a Child,

and Concerning Melissa Thornton,

Appellant, and

Reza K. Baluchi,

Co-Petitioner,

and Jon Hooley,

Intervenor-Appellee.

ORDER AFFIRMED AND CASE

REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division I

Opinion by JUDGE DAILEY

Harris and Johnson, JJ., concur


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El Paso County District Court No. 17CR4894 Honorable Erin Sokol, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Timothy Russell Pennington,


ORDER AFFIRMED

Division IV Opinion by JUDGE FURMAN

Welling and Pawar, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 19CA0744 Jefferson County District Court No. 18CV30589

Honorable Lily W. Oeffler, Judge Arvada for All the People,


v.

Arvada City Council, City of Arvada, Arvada Urban Renewal Authority, Trammell Crow Company, and TC Denver Development Inc.,


JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division IV Opinion by JUDGE FREYRE

Terry and Lipinsky, JJ., concur


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City and County of Denver District Court No. 88CR111 Honorable Shelley I. Gilman, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Kenneth Montgomery,


ORDER AFFIRMED

Division III Opinion by JUDGE CASEBOLT*

Bernard, C.J., and Martinez*, J., concur


Court of Appeals No. 19CA1099 Adams County District Court No. 06CR3877

Honorable Mark D. Warner, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Shun Lamar Birch, Defendant-Appellant.

ORDER AFFIRMED

Division VI

Opinion by JUDGE RICHMAN

Dunn and Yun, JJ., concur


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Fremont County District Court Nos. 03CR159 & 03CR253 Honorable Lynette M. Wenner, Judge


Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Edward Allen, a/k/a Edward Clutts,


ORDER AFFIRMED

Division VI Opinion by JUDGE DUNN

Richman and Yun, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 19CA1140 Douglas County District Court No. 12CR403

Honorable Theresa Slade, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Lonnie James Pebley, Defendant-Appellant.

ORDER AFFIRMED

Division VI

Opinion by JUDGE YUN

Richman and Dunn, JJ., concur


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Jefferson County District Court No. 18JV510 Honorable Ann Gail Meinster, Judge


Appellee,

In the Interest of A.M., a Child, and Concerning V.P.,

Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division VII Opinion by JUDGE FOX

Navarro and Brown, JJ., concur


Court of Appeals No. 19CA1865 El Paso County District Court No. 17JV1142

Honorable Robin Chittum, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Appellee,

In the Interest of A.W., a Child,

and Concerning C.C., Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division II

Opinion by JUDGE TOW

Román and Pawar, JJ., concur


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Arapahoe County District Court No. 18JV624 Honorable Natalie T. Chase, Judge


Appellee,

In the Interest of A.P. a Child, and Concerning P.P.,

Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division II Opinion by JUDGE PAWAR

Román and Tow, JJ., concur



Honorable Donna J. Schmalberger, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Appellee,

In the Interest of K.K.W., a Child,

and Concerning T.R.W., Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division VII

Opinion by JUDGE BROWN

Fox and Navarro, JJ., concur


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Montrose County District Court No. 18JV54 Honorable D. Cory Jackson, Judge


Appellee,

In the Interest of E.T-J. and E.T., Children, and Concerning A.T. and E.T.,

Appellants.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division IV Opinion by JUDGE TERRY

Freyre and Lipinsky, JJ., concur



Honorable D. Brett Woods, Judge The People of the State of Colorado,

Appellee,

In the Interest of E.J.M-S., a Child,

and Concerning J.J.M-S., Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division IV

Opinion by JUDGE FREYRE

Terry and Lipinsky, JJ., concur


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Weld County District Court No. 19JV652 Honorable W. Troy Hause, Judge


Appellee,

In the Interest of Z.B., a Child, and Concerning W.B.,

Appellant.

JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CASE REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division IV

Opinion by JUDGE PAWAR

Furman and Welling, JJ., concur



Mesa County District Court No. 18JV351 Honorable Lance P. Timbreza, Judge

The People of the State of Colorado, Appellee,

In the Interest of Z.H., a Child,

and Concerning S.H.,

Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division I

Opinion by JUDGE JOHNSON Dailey and Harris, JJ., concur


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Weld County District Court No. 18JV692 Honorable Todd L. Taylor, Judge


Appellee,

In the Interest of E.N., a Child, and Concerning J.C.,

Appellant.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED

Division IV Opinion by JUDGE LIPINSKY Terry and Freyre, 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



Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Alexis O. Robinson,


Petition for Rehearing DENIED




Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. Dustin Edward McDaniel,




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Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Jose Manuel Estrada, Defendant-Appellant.




In the Interest of R.M.R.B., a Child,

and

Myriam Lanther Baker, deceased,

Petitioner, and

Alberto Rojas, Jr.,

Appellant,

and Concerning Eric Motter and Cynthia Schippert, Appellees.



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In re the Marriage of

Patricia L. Brown,

Appellant,

and Jeffrey E. Brown,

Appellee.




Edward J. Chick,

Petitioner,

v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado and Fountain School

District No. 8, Respondents.



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M O D I F I E D O P I N I O N S


Pueblo County District Court No. 14CR769 Honorable Larry E. Schwartz, Judge

The People of the State of Colorado

Plaintiff-Appellee, v.

Victor John Montour,


ORDER AFFIRMED

Division IV

Opinion by JUDGE WELLING Furman and Pawar, JJ., concur

Opinion Modified

On the Court’s Own Motion


Announced May 7, 2020

*Sitting by assignment of the Chief Justice under provisions of Colo. Const. art.

VI, § 5(3), and § 24-51-1105, C.R.S. 2019.

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-1- ANNOUNCEMENTS Colorado Court of Appeals …...Harris and Brown, JJ., concur NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(e) Court of Appeals No. 18CA0286 Jefferson County District Court