Episode 359 - OADC Weekly Case Law Update

OADC Weekly Case Law Update

This podcast covers case summaries distributed on 4/9/2023.

Cases and Keywords with timestamps:

(01:56) People v. Bohler, 2024 CO 18 (April 8, 2024); Suppression of pre-arrest statements incorrect because defendant was not in custody for Miranda purposes.

(07:59) People v. Vega-Dominguez, 2024COA32 (April 4, 2024); The crime of attempted patronizing a prostituted child prohibits the same conduct as attempted inducement of child prostitution, but the former offense carries a much harsher sentence, The mens rea for the crime of soliciting for child prostitution is knowingly, No plain, reversible error occurred from the trial court’s failure to include the mens rea requirement in the elemental instruction for soliciting for child prostitution.

(11:50) People v. Reynolds-Wynn, 2024COA33 (April 4, 2024); Confrontation Clause gives defendant the right to cross-examine prosecution witness, who had a pending criminal charge in the same judicial district in which he was being prosecuted, about the witness’s pending charge.

(16:15) UNPUBLISHED People v. Gates, 21CA0917 (April 4, 2024); The trial court reversibly erred by providing an erroneous supplemental instruction in a kidnapping prosecution that “seized and carried” means “any movement, however short in distance.”

Links:

People v. Bohler, 2024 CO 18 (April 8, 2024)

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/08d449a3-96af-4e83-b3a5-d31d9f67fa3d.pdf?rdr=true

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/95f58e2c-b6fa-4a54-8732-ab0bf52bd15b.pdf?rdr=true

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/c8a0bb3f-5147-4bea-92e9-77f72a11da6f.pdf?rdr=true

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/3592564c-47a6-4bdb-b8bf-a65c680b6d3f.pdf?rdr=true

People v. Vega-Dominguez, 2024COA32

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/9c777907-8fcc-442c-aa99-b5e1f7ff9d98.pdf?rdr=true

People v. Reynolds-Wynn, 2024COA33

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/0b473f4c-0e14-45da-963a-5175e9b1e8b1.pdf?rdr=true

Resource Guide for Families

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/f8065117-c388-4935-8738-99376c2da7b8.pdf?rdr=true

Thornell v. Jones Respondent’s Brief

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/e007fc17-6073-4e94-9d7c-7d895112996f.pdf?rdr=true

Grant’s Pass Amicus Brief by Quakers

https://files.constantcontact.com/45bb5db5401/22693ca7-c50b-4474-a8e1-e3dbe2d3f82c.pdf?rdr=true

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