RIOS-VARGAS v. PEOPLE

Supreme Court Case No. 21SC458.

532 P.3d 1206 (2023)

2023 CO 35

Nora Hilda RIOS-VARGAS, Petitioner, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

Rehearing Denied August 7, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner: Megan A. Ring , Public Defender, Casey Mark Klekas , Deputy Public Defender, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Brittany Limes Zehner , Assistant Solicitor General, Denver, Colorado.

JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court, in which JUSTICE GABRIEL, JUSTICE HART, and JUSTICE SAMOUR joined.


¶1 In this case, there is reason to believe the defendant, Nora Hilda Rios-Vargas, did not commit the burglary with which she was charged. At trial, she argued the crime was committed by a nonparty alternate suspect, Sylvia Villalobos, who knew when the owner would be away, knew the location...

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