Supreme Court of Colorado, 2023

The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of J.O.

The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of J.O.
Supreme Court of Colorado · Decided February 21, 2023

The People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of J.O.

Opinion

Court of Appeals Case No. 20CA1539

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED.

CHIEF JUSTICE BOATRIGHT would grant as to the following issue:

Whether the court of appeals erred by creating an unclear test for the sufficiency of evidence imposing an additional burden on the prosecution when a person accused of unlawful sexual contact is seventeen years old or younger, and in holding the evidence in this case was insufficient for a reasonable person to determine the juvenile committed unlawful sexual contact.

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