PEOPLE v. ROMERO

Supreme Court Case No. 22SC845.

555 P.3d 582 (2024)

2024 CO 62

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Phillip ROMERO, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

September 9, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner: Philip J. Weiser, Attorney General Patrick A. Withers, Senior Assistant Attorney General Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: Snow Criminal Defense, LLC Barbara A. Snow Longmont, Colorado.

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


¶1 The clear error standard of review is highly deferential to trial courts, precluding second-guessing and making their rulings all the more consequential. The chief reason for such deference in appeals like this one is that trial courts are in a unique position to make firsthand observations...

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