PEOPLE v. TIPPET

Supreme Court Case No. 23SA111.

539 P.3d 547 (2023)

2023 CO 61

In re: the PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff, v. Joseph James TIPPET, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

December 11, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Plaintiff: Linda Stanley , District Attorney, Eleventh Judicial District, Mark Hurlbert , Deputy District Attorney, Cañon City, Colorado.

Attorneys for Defendant: Megan A. Ring , Public Defender, Adam Robert Tunink , Deputy Public Defender, Salida, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent Fremont County District Court: Shannon Stevenson , Solicitor General, Joseph A. Peters , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Joseph G. Michaels , Assistant Solicitor General, Allison S. Block , Assistant Attorney General Fellow, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado District Attorneys' Council: Kevin E. McReynolds , Senior Appellate Deputy District Attorney, Golden, Colorado, Arnold J. Hanuman , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Office of the Colorado Attorney General: Natalie Hanlon Leh , Chief Deputy Attorney General, Jillian J. Price , Deputy Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

JUSTICE BERKENKOTTER delivered the Opinion of the Court, in which JUSTICE HOOD, JUSTICE GABRIEL, and JUSTICE HART joined.


¶1 In this original proceeding, we consider whether the district court abused its discretion by (1) granting Joseph James Tippet's motion seeking discovery sanctions against the Eleventh Judicial District Attorney's Office based on a pattern of neglect, and (2) reducing the charge against...

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