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6 Colorado opinions name it 2 courts 1873–2026 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 |
|---|---|---|
In Re the Marriage of Zappantigreen1 sentence2026However, because the $18,000 discrepancy comprises only 2.3% of the marital estate, we disagree that Husband was prejudiced by the error or that this error requires reversal.1 See In re Marriage of Balanson, 25 P.3d 28, 36 (Colo. 2001) (an error affecting a small percentage of the marital estate is harmless and does not require reversal); In re Marriage of Zappanti, 80 P.3d 889, 893 (Colo. App. 2003) (same). | 1 | 1 |
In Re the Marriage of Balansongreen1 sentence2026However, because the $18,000 discrepancy comprises only 2.3% of the marital estate, we disagree that Husband was prejudiced by the error or that this error requires reversal.1 See In re Marriage of Balanson, 25 P.3d 28, 36 (Colo. 2001) (an error affecting a small percentage of the marital estate is harmless and does not require reversal); In re Marriage of Zappanti, 80 P.3d 889, 893 (Colo. App. 2003) (same). | 1 | 1 |
Bly v. Storygreen1 sentence2025See Antolovich, 183 P.3d at 606-07 ; A.C., 170 P.3d at 845 . 14 ¶ 33 And even if we assume that the district court erred by excluding testimony concerning husband’s parenting of the children, we conclude that any error was harmless. ¶ 34 We will reverse an error only if the error affected a party’s substantial rights, see C.R.C.P. 61, which occurs only if “it can be said with fair assurance that the error substantially influenced the outcome of the case or impaired the basic fairness of the trial itself,” Bly v. Story, 241 P.3d 529, 535 (Colo. 2010) (quoting Banek v. Thomas, 733 P.2d 1171, 117 | 1 | 1 |
Antolovich v. Brown Group Retail, Inc.green1 sentence2025See Antolovich, 183 P.3d at 606-07 ; A.C., 170 P.3d at 845 . 14 ¶ 33 And even if we assume that the district court erred by excluding testimony concerning husband’s parenting of the children, we conclude that any error was harmless. ¶ 34 We will reverse an error only if the error affected a party’s substantial rights, see C.R.C.P. 61, which occurs only if “it can be said with fair assurance that the error substantially influenced the outcome of the case or impaired the basic fairness of the trial itself,” Bly v. Story, 241 P.3d 529, 535 (Colo. 2010) (quoting Banek v. Thomas, 733 P.2d 1171, 117 | 1 | 1 |
Banek v. Thomasgreen1 sentence2025See Antolovich, 183 P.3d at 606-07 ; A.C., 170 P.3d at 845 . 14 ¶ 33 And even if we assume that the district court erred by excluding testimony concerning husband’s parenting of the children, we conclude that any error was harmless. ¶ 34 We will reverse an error only if the error affected a party’s substantial rights, see C.R.C.P. 61, which occurs only if “it can be said with fair assurance that the error substantially influenced the outcome of the case or impaired the basic fairness of the trial itself,” Bly v. Story, 241 P.3d 529, 535 (Colo. 2010) (quoting Banek v. Thomas, 733 P.2d 1171, 117 | 1 | 1 |
United States v. Carrasco-Salazargreen1 sentence2019Rediger cited United States v. Carrasco- Salazar, 494 F.3d 1270, 1272 (10th Cir. 2007), for the proposition that “waiver is accomplished by intent, [but] forfeiture comes about through neglect.” ¶ 18 Defense counsel’s failure to perceive and address the error in the instruction was patently attributable to neglect, and we therefore conclude that the instructional error was not waived, but merely forfeited. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Colorado. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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People Ex Rel. Ac
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1 sentence2025See Antolovich, 183 P.3d at 606-07 ; A.C., 170 P.3d at 845 . 14 ¶ 33 And even if we assume that the district court erred by excluding testimony concerning husband’s parenting of the children, we conclude that any error was harmless. ¶ 34 We will reverse an error only if the error affected a party’s substantial rights, see C.R.C.P. 61, which occurs only if “it can be said with fair assurance that the error substantially influenced the outcome of the case or impaired the basic fairness of the trial itself,” Bly v. Story, 241 P.3d 529, 535 (Colo. 2010) (quoting Banek v. Thomas, 733 P.2d 1171, 117 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
James v. People
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1 sentence2024But based on the facts presented, we cannot conclude that the error was harmless. ¶ 31 Where, as here, an error is not of constitutional dimension, we will reverse unless “the People . . . prove . . . that the error did not 14 substantially influence the verdict or affect the fairness of the trial proceeding.” James v. People, 2018 CO 72, ¶ 19 . ¶ 32 The People argue that the error was harmless given the overwhelming evidence that Dejesus “had methamphetamine on his person and possessed it with intent to distribute it.” They point to the evidence presented at trial relating to the packaging of | 1 | 2024–2024 |
People v. Rector
green
1 sentence2024Rector, 248 P.3d at 1203 . | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Hagos v. People
green
1 sentence2019Hagos v. People, 2012 CO 63, ¶ 14 . ¶ 27 The error in the instruction was indeed obvious. | 1 | 2019–2019 |
People v. Ferguson
green
1 sentence2019Giving the deadly force instruction where the alleged victim did not die contravened the applicable statute, § 18-1-901(3)(d); case law, Ferguson, 43 P.3d at 708 ; and pattern jury instruction, CJI-Crim. 5:01, 5(9) (1983); CJI-Crim. 7:17 (1983). ¶ 28 The error was also unfairly prejudicial. | 1 | 2019–2019 |
People ex rel. Thomas v. Commissioners of Highways
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1 sentence1873Greene v. White, 37 N. Y. 407 . | 1 | 1873–1873 |
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.