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9 Colorado opinions name it 2 courts 1977–2025 4 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Colorado courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
People v. Manzanaresyellow2 sentences2025See People v. Manzanares, 942 P.2d 1235, 1241 (Colo. App. 1996) (explaining that defendant firing his pistol could not show he was the initial aggressor because that “would be no more than a rejection of the claim of self-defense”), abrogated on other grounds by, Riley v. People, 266 P.3d 1089 (Colo. 2011). 2025As in Manzanares, “[a] finding by the jury that [Al-Jihad] was . . . the ‘initial aggressor’ would be no more than a rejection of the claim of self-defense.” 942 P.2d at 1241 . | 1 | 3 |
v. Shanksgreen1 sentence2025See People v. Shanks, 2019 COA 160, ¶ 76 (for the cumulative error doctrine to apply, numerous errors must have been committed, not merely alleged). | 1 | 1 |
Riley v. Peoplegreen1 sentence2025See People v. Manzanares, 942 P.2d 1235, 1241 (Colo. App. 1996) (explaining that defendant firing his pistol could not show he was the initial aggressor because that “would be no more than a rejection of the claim of self-defense”), abrogated on other grounds by, Riley v. People, 266 P.3d 1089 (Colo. 2011). | 1 | 1 |
Blystone v. Pennsylvaniagreen2 sentences1991See Blystone v. Pennsylvania, 494 U.S. 299 , 110 S.Ct. 1078, 1081-82 , 108 L.Ed.2d 255 (1990); Boyde v. California, 494 U.S. 370 , 110 S.Ct. 1190, 1196 , 108 L.Ed.2d 316 (1990); Walton v. Arizona, — U.S. -, 110 S.Ct. 3047, 3056 , 111 L.Ed.2d 511 (1990). . 1991See Blystone v. Pennsylvania, 494 U.S. 299 , 110 S.Ct. 1078, 1081-82 , 108 L.Ed.2d 255 (1990); Boyde v. California, 494 U.S. 370 , 110 S.Ct. 1190, 1196 , 108 L.Ed.2d 316 (1990); Walton v. Arizona, — U.S. -, 110 S.Ct. 3047, 3056 , 111 L.Ed.2d 511 (1990). . | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Colorado. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
v. Lindsey
green
1 sentence2020The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado 2 East 14th Avenue • Denver, Colorado 80203 2020 CO 21 Supreme Court Case No. 18SC620 Certiorari to the Colorado Court of Appeals Court of Appeals Case No. 15CA1368 Petitioner: The People of the State of Colorado, v. Respondent: William Arthur Lindsey. | 1 | 2020–2020 |
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. v. Hartman
green
1 sentence2000In spite of the obvious appeal of the repair doctrine, the trial court concluded that the supreme court’s opinion in Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. v. Hartman, supra, prevents the application of this doctrine in Colorado. | 1 | 2000–2000 |
Walton v. Arizona
red
2 sentences1991See Blystone v. Pennsylvania, 494 U.S. 299 , 110 S.Ct. 1078, 1081-82 , 108 L.Ed.2d 255 (1990); Boyde v. California, 494 U.S. 370 , 110 S.Ct. 1190, 1196 , 108 L.Ed.2d 316 (1990); Walton v. Arizona, — U.S. -, 110 S.Ct. 3047, 3056 , 111 L.Ed.2d 511 (1990). . 1991See Blystone v. Pennsylvania, 494 U.S. 299 , 110 S.Ct. 1078, 1081-82 , 108 L.Ed.2d 255 (1990); Boyde v. California, 494 U.S. 370 , 110 S.Ct. 1190, 1196 , 108 L.Ed.2d 316 (1990); Walton v. Arizona, — U.S. -, 110 S.Ct. 3047, 3056 , 111 L.Ed.2d 511 (1990). . | 1 | 1991–1991 |
Boyde v. California
green
2 sentences1991See Blystone v. Pennsylvania, 494 U.S. 299 , 110 S.Ct. 1078, 1081-82 , 108 L.Ed.2d 255 (1990); Boyde v. California, 494 U.S. 370 , 110 S.Ct. 1190, 1196 , 108 L.Ed.2d 316 (1990); Walton v. Arizona, — U.S. -, 110 S.Ct. 3047, 3056 , 111 L.Ed.2d 511 (1990). . 1991See Blystone v. Pennsylvania, 494 U.S. 299 , 110 S.Ct. 1078, 1081-82 , 108 L.Ed.2d 255 (1990); Boyde v. California, 494 U.S. 370 , 110 S.Ct. 1190, 1196 , 108 L.Ed.2d 316 (1990); Walton v. Arizona, — U.S. -, 110 S.Ct. 3047, 3056 , 111 L.Ed.2d 511 (1990). . | 1 | 1991–1991 |
Lamont v. Riverside Irrigation District
green
2 sentences1978Lamont v. Riverside Irrigation District, 179 Colo. 134 , 498 P.2d 1150 (1972). 1978Lamont v. Riverside Irrigation District, 179 Colo. 134 , 498 P.2d 1150 (1972). | 1 | 1978–1978 |
People v. Gallegos
red
2 sentences1977The tendered instruction-is based on People v. Gallegos, 130 Colo. 232 , 274 P.2d 608 . 1977The tendered instruction-is based on People v. Gallegos, 130 Colo. 232 , 274 P.2d 608 . | 1 | 1977–1977 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.