PEOPLE v. TATE

Supreme Court Case No. 12SC932, Supreme Court Case No. 12SC1022, Supreme Court Case No. 13SC211.

352 P.3d 959 (2015)

2015 CO 42

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner v. Michael Quinn TATE, Respondent. Tenarro Banks, Petitioner v. The People of the State of Colorado, Respondent. Erik Brendan Jensen, Petitioner v. The People of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 2015.

Rehearing Denied August 3, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner The People of the State of Colorado: Cynthia H. Coffman , Attorney General, Elizabeth Rohrbough , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Petitioner Tenarro Banks: Samler & Whitson, P.C., Eric A. Samler , Denver, Colorado.

Attorney for Petitioner Erik Brendan Jensen: Alison Ruttenberg , Boulder, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent Michael Quinn Tate: Lord Law Firm, LLC, Kathleen A. Lord , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent The People of the State of Colorado: Cynthia H. Coffman , Attorney General, Elizabeth Rohrbough , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amici Curiae Colorado Juvenile Defender Coalition, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, Office of the Colorado State Public Defender, National Partnership for Juvenile Services, International Community Corrections Association, and American Probation and Parole Association: Colorado Juvenile Defender Coalition, Elizabeth C. Logemann , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Juvenile Law Center: Juvenile Law Center, Marsha Levick , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Samler & Whitson, P.C., Eric A. Samler. Denver, Colorado.

En Banc.


¶ 1 We granted review in two cases to determine what remedy is appropriate for juvenile defendants who were given sentences that would be unconstitutional under the Supreme Court's decision in Miller v. Alabama, ___ U.S. ___, 132 S.Ct. 2455, 2469, 183 L...

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