Colorado, May, 2003, State Case law

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State Courts - Colorado - May 27 - June 2, 2003

Martinez v. People, No. 01SC824, SUPREME COURT OF COLORADO, May 27, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Regardless of classification of defendant's underlying felony, his adjudication as a special drug offender for an offense before July 1, 1997, required a sentence for a class 2 felony, a term greater than 24 years, but no greater than 48 years.

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Mata-Medina v. People, No. 01SC702, SUPREME COURT OF COLORADO, June 2, 2003, Decided
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Overview: The trial court's failure to instruct the jury on criminally negligent homicide, while error, was harmless; the jury considered and refused to find defendant guilty of reckless manslaughter and, thus, rejected the homicide theory as well.

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People ex rel J.R.T. v. Martinez, No. 02SC316, No. 02SC317, Consolidated Cases, SUPREME COURT OF COLORADO, June 2, 2003, Decided
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Overview: Trial courts erred in finding father was "voluntarily underemployed" solely because he was fired for misconduct and in imputing income to him based on his earnings with employer that fired him; on remand, they were to examine all relevant factors.

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