PEOPLE v. PLATTEEL

Supreme Court Case No. 22SA384.

528 P.3d 176 (2023)

2023 CO 18

In re: the PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff, v. Evan Michael PLATTEEL, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

April 24, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Plaintiff: Michael T. Dougherty , District Attorney, Twentieth Judicial District, Adam D. Kendall , Chief Trial Deputy District Attorney, Boulder, Colorado.

Attorneys for Defendant: Jurdem, LLC, Jonathan Greenlee , Sarah Croog , Boulder, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent Boulder County Court: Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Grant T. Sullivan , Assistant Solicitor General, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amici Curiae Colorado Criminal Defense Bar and Colorado Office of Alternative Defense Counsel: Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Keith Bradley , Brent R. Owen , Denver, Colorado.

Attorney for Amicus Curiae Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center: Katherine Houston , Denver, Colorado.

JUSTICE SAMOUR delivered the Opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BOATRIGHT, JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ, JUSTICE HART, and JUSTICE BERKENKOTTER joined.


¶1 "[T]he full and voluntary cooperation of victims of ... crimes with state and local law enforcement agencies as to such crimes is imperative for the general effectiveness and well-being of the criminal justice system of this state." § 24-4.1-301, C.R.S. (2022). In line with this enduring...

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