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trustworthiness standard in Colorado

5 Colorado opinions name it 2 courts 2000–2023 1 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.

Followed or applied (16)

CaseFollowedCited
Beech Aircraft Corp. v. Raineygreen
scotus · 1988 · cited in 2 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2002–2023
2 sentences

2023The federal courts have also identified four non-exclusive factors to help courts determine trustworthiness: “(1) the timeliness of the investigation; (2) the special skill or expertise of the investigating official; (3) whether a hearing was held and the level at which it was conducted; and (4) possible motivation problems.” Id. at 97; see Beech Aircraft, 488 U.S. at 167 n.11. ¶166 The district court employed the foregoing presumption and four factors to analyze the Report.16 The court determined that “the first three Barry factors weigh 16 We also review a district court’s trustworthiness an

2002As long as the conclusion is based on a factual investigation and satisfies the Rule’s trustworthiness requirement, it should be admissible along with other portions of the report.” Beech Aircraft Corp. v. Rainey, 488 U.S. 153,170 , 109 S.Ct. 439, 450 , 102 L.Ed.2d 445, 463 (1988)(discussing admissibility of investigators’ opinions and conclusions).

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State v. Mauchleygreen
utah · 2003 · cited in 2 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2013–2019
2 sentences

2019The trustworthiness standard “requires corroboration of the confession itself rather than corroboration that a crime was committed.” Mauchley, 67 P.3d at 488 . ¶ 27 Having adopted a new corroboration rule, the court turned to the issue of retroactivity.

2013Compare Brown, 617 F.3d at 860 (noting that "corroboration goes to sufficiency"), and Dalhouse, 534 F.3d at 806 (stating that the trustworthiness standard "does not affect the admissibility of a confession, at least not in this circuit") (emphasis in original), with Landsdown v. United States, 348 F.2d 405, 409 (5th Cir.1965) (requiring corroboration before the confession can be "admiftted] into evidence against the accused"), and Mauchley, ¶¶ 58-60, 67 P.3d at 490 (treating the trustworthiness standard as a rule governing the admissibility of confessions); see also McCormick on Evidence § 145

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United States v. Versaint, Cherubingreen
ca3 · 1988 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2023–2023
1 sentence

2023See United States v. Versaint, 849 F.2d 827 , 831–32 (3d Cir. 1988) (“Under [Fed.

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Barry v. TRUSTEES OF INTERN. ASS'Ngreen
dcd · 2006 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2023–2023
1 sentence

2023The federal courts have also identified four non-exclusive factors to help courts determine trustworthiness: “(1) the timeliness of the investigation; (2) the special skill or expertise of the investigating official; (3) whether a hearing was held and the level at which it was conducted; and (4) possible motivation problems.” Id. at 97; see Beech Aircraft, 488 U.S. at 167 n.11. ¶166 The district court employed the foregoing presumption and four factors to analyze the Report.16 The court determined that “the first three Barry factors weigh 16 We also review a district court’s trustworthiness an

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Proctor v. Cockrellgreen
ca5 · 2002 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019See Proctor v. Cockrell, 283 F.3d 726, 735 (5th Cir. 2002).

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People v. LaRosagreen
colo · 2013 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
2 sentences

2019But they argue that the court’s retroactivity ruling prohibits application of the new trustworthiness standard only to trials, not to conduct, that occurred before the change in the rule. 2“Retroactive” and “retrospective” can have different meanings when referring to application of civil statutes, but frequently courts use the terms interchangeably, see Ficarra v. Dep’t of Regulatory Agencies, 849 P.2d 6, 11 (Colo. 1993), as the supreme court appeared to do in People v. LaRosa, 2013 CO 2, ¶¶ 44, 45 . 13 ¶ 29 In determining whether a statute or rule operates “retrospectively” so as to raise ex

2019But they argue that the court’s retroactivity ruling prohibits application of the new trustworthiness standard only to trials, not to conduct, that occurred before the change in the rule. 2“Retroactive” and “retrospective” can have different meanings when referring to application of civil statutes, but frequently courts use the terms interchangeably, see Ficarra v. Dep’t of Regulatory Agencies, 849 P.2d 6, 11 (Colo. 1993), as the supreme court appeared to do in People v. LaRosa, 2013 CO 2, ¶¶ 44, 45 . 13 ¶ 29 In determining whether a statute or rule operates “retrospectively” so as to raise ex

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Ficarra v. Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Insurancegreen
colo · 1993 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
2 sentences

2019But they argue that the court’s retroactivity ruling prohibits application of the new trustworthiness standard only to trials, not to conduct, that occurred before the change in the rule. 2“Retroactive” and “retrospective” can have different meanings when referring to application of civil statutes, but frequently courts use the terms interchangeably, see Ficarra v. Dep’t of Regulatory Agencies, 849 P.2d 6, 11 (Colo. 1993), as the supreme court appeared to do in People v. LaRosa, 2013 CO 2, ¶¶ 44, 45 . 13 ¶ 29 In determining whether a statute or rule operates “retrospectively” so as to raise ex

2019But they argue that the court’s retroactivity ruling prohibits application of the new trustworthiness standard only to trials, not to conduct, that occurred before the change in the rule. 2“Retroactive” and “retrospective” can have different meanings when referring to application of civil statutes, but frequently courts use the terms interchangeably, see Ficarra v. Dep’t of Regulatory Agencies, 849 P.2d 6, 11 (Colo. 1993), as the supreme court appeared to do in People v. LaRosa, 2013 CO 2, ¶¶ 44, 45 . 13 ¶ 29 In determining whether a statute or rule operates “retrospectively” so as to raise ex

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Landgraf v. USI Film Productsgreen
scotus · 1994 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019Landgraf v. USI Film Prods., 511 U.S. 244, 269 (1994).

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United States v. Browngreen
ca6 · 2010 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
2 sentences

2013But see Brown, 617 F.3d at 861 (questioning whether the trustworthiness standard should be treated as a "quaint, though now irrelevant, reminder of the Court's pre-Miranda days"); United States v. Dickerson, 163 F.3d 639 , 641 n. 2 (D.C.Cir.1999) ("[P]ost-Miranda, the need for the rule, especially insofar as it protects against involuntary confessions, is even more questionable."). .

2013Compare Brown, 617 F.3d at 860 (noting that "corroboration goes to sufficiency"), and Dalhouse, 534 F.3d at 806 (stating that the trustworthiness standard "does not affect the admissibility of a confession, at least not in this circuit") (emphasis in original), with Landsdown v. United States, 348 F.2d 405, 409 (5th Cir.1965) (requiring corroboration before the confession can be "admiftted] into evidence against the accused"), and Mauchley, ¶¶ 58-60, 67 P.3d at 490 (treating the trustworthiness standard as a rule governing the admissibility of confessions); see also McCormick on Evidence § 145

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Smith v. United Statesgreen
scotus · 1954 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
2 sentences

2013McCormick on Evidence § 145, at 595; see also People v. Jones, 17 Cal.4th 279 , 70 Cal.Rptr.2d 793 , 949 P.2d 890, 902-03 (1998). 18 Due in part to its "extremely limited function," Smith, 348 U.S. at 153 , 75 S.Ct. 194 , the rule has been subject to widespread criticism. 5 This criticism has led federal courts and a growing number of state jurisdictions to abandon the corpus delicti rule in favor of the trustworthiness standard.

2013McCormick on Evidence § 145, at 595; see also People v. Jones, 17 Cal.4th 279 , 70 Cal.Rptr.2d 793 , 949 P.2d 890, 902-03 (1998). 18 Due in part to its "extremely limited function," Smith, 348 U.S. at 153 , 75 S.Ct. 194 , the rule has been subject to widespread criticism. 5 This criticism has led federal courts and a growing number of state jurisdictions to abandon the corpus delicti rule in favor of the trustworthiness standard.

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United States v. Raul Lopez-Alvarezgreen
ca9 · 1992 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
1 sentence

2013See, eg., Brown, 617 F.3d at 863 (explaining that, under Smith, if "a defendant admits that he drove a car that had an illegal sawed-off shotgun in its trunk, it is sufficient for the independent corroborating evidence to show that he drove that particular car'"); Bryce, 208 F.3d at 355 (dividing trustworthiness issues ""into two categories" depending on whether a confession is inherently reliable so as to be "self-corroborating"); United States v. Lopez-Alvarez, 970 F.2d 583, 591-92 (9th Cir.1992) (announcing a "two-pronged" corroboration requirement that includes a "modern corpus delicti rul

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Robert Henry Landsdown v. United Statesgreen
ca5 · 1965 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
1 sentence

2013Compare Brown, 617 F.3d at 860 (noting that "corroboration goes to sufficiency"), and Dalhouse, 534 F.3d at 806 (stating that the trustworthiness standard "does not affect the admissibility of a confession, at least not in this circuit") (emphasis in original), with Landsdown v. United States, 348 F.2d 405, 409 (5th Cir.1965) (requiring corroboration before the confession can be "admiftted] into evidence against the accused"), and Mauchley, ¶¶ 58-60, 67 P.3d at 490 (treating the trustworthiness standard as a rule governing the admissibility of confessions); see also McCormick on Evidence § 145

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People v. Jonesgreen
cal · 1998 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
2 sentences

2013McCormick on Evidence § 145, at 595; see also People v. Jones, 17 Cal.4th 279 , 70 Cal.Rptr.2d 793 , 949 P.2d 890, 902-03 (1998). 18 Due in part to its "extremely limited function," Smith, 348 U.S. at 153 , 75 S.Ct. 194 , the rule has been subject to widespread criticism. 5 This criticism has led federal courts and a growing number of state jurisdictions to abandon the corpus delicti rule in favor of the trustworthiness standard.

2013McCormick on Evidence § 145, at 595; see also People v. Jones, 17 Cal.4th 279 , 70 Cal.Rptr.2d 793 , 949 P.2d 890, 902-03 (1998). 18 Due in part to its "extremely limited function," Smith, 348 U.S. at 153 , 75 S.Ct. 194 , the rule has been subject to widespread criticism. 5 This criticism has led federal courts and a growing number of state jurisdictions to abandon the corpus delicti rule in favor of the trustworthiness standard.

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United States v. Dalhousegreen
ca7 · 2008 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
2 sentences

2013See United States v. Dalhouse, 534 F.3d 803, 806 (7th Cir.2008) (noting that Miranda seeks to protect defendants from coercive police tactics, whereas the trustworthiness standard seeks to protect defendants from false confessions given voluntarily); McMahan, 548 NW.2d at 206 (Boyle, J., dissenting).

2013Compare Brown, 617 F.3d at 860 (noting that "corroboration goes to sufficiency"), and Dalhouse, 534 F.3d at 806 (stating that the trustworthiness standard "does not affect the admissibility of a confession, at least not in this circuit") (emphasis in original), with Landsdown v. United States, 348 F.2d 405, 409 (5th Cir.1965) (requiring corroboration before the confession can be "admiftted] into evidence against the accused"), and Mauchley, ¶¶ 58-60, 67 P.3d at 490 (treating the trustworthiness standard as a rule governing the admissibility of confessions); see also McCormick on Evidence § 145

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United States v. Ewan Bryce, Also Known as Ian, Darren Johnson, Also Known as D-Nice, Also Known as Dgreen
ca2 · 2000 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
1 sentence

2013See, eg., Brown, 617 F.3d at 863 (explaining that, under Smith, if "a defendant admits that he drove a car that had an illegal sawed-off shotgun in its trunk, it is sufficient for the independent corroborating evidence to show that he drove that particular car'"); Bryce, 208 F.3d at 355 (dividing trustworthiness issues ""into two categories" depending on whether a confession is inherently reliable so as to be "self-corroborating"); United States v. Lopez-Alvarez, 970 F.2d 583, 591-92 (9th Cir.1992) (announcing a "two-pronged" corroboration requirement that includes a "modern corpus delicti rul

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PEOPLE v McMAHANgreen
mich · 1996 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
1 sentence

2013See United States v. Dalhouse, 534 F.3d 803, 806 (7th Cir.2008) (noting that Miranda seeks to protect defendants from coercive police tactics, whereas the trustworthiness standard seeks to protect defendants from false confessions given voluntarily); McMahan, 548 NW.2d at 206 (Boyle, J., dissenting).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (1)

CaseNegativeCited
United States v. Browngreen
ca6 · 2010 · cited in 1 Colorado opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
2 sentences

2013But see Brown, 617 F.3d at 861 (questioning whether the trustworthiness standard should be treated as a "quaint, though now irrelevant, reminder of the Court's pre-Miranda days"); United States v. Dickerson, 163 F.3d 639 , 641 n. 2 (D.C.Cir.1999) ("[P]ost-Miranda, the need for the rule, especially insofar as it protects against involuntary confessions, is even more questionable."). .

2013Compare Brown, 617 F.3d at 860 (noting that "corroboration goes to sufficiency"), and Dalhouse, 534 F.3d at 806 (stating that the trustworthiness standard "does not affect the admissibility of a confession, at least not in this circuit") (emphasis in original), with Landsdown v. United States, 348 F.2d 405, 409 (5th Cir.1965) (requiring corroboration before the confession can be "admiftted] into evidence against the accused"), and Mauchley, ¶¶ 58-60, 67 P.3d at 490 (treating the trustworthiness standard as a rule governing the admissibility of confessions); see also McCormick on Evidence § 145

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Also cited on this issue (6)

CaseCitedYears
People v. Bennett green
colo · 1973
2 sentences

2013In the alternative, the People argue that any corroboration requirement, including the trustworthiness standard, conflicts with the sufficiency of the evidence test announced in People v. Bennett, 188 Colo. 125 , 515 P.2d 466 (1973), because it treats confessions as inherently unreliable and prohibits the trial court from considering confessions in the light most favorable to the prosecution.

2013In the alternative, the People argue that any corroboration requirement, including the trustworthiness standard, conflicts with the sufficiency of the evidence test announced in People v. Bennett, 188 Colo. 125 , 515 P.2d 466 (1973), because it treats confessions as inherently unreliable and prohibits the trial court from considering confessions in the light most favorable to the prosecution.

12013–2013
United States v. Dickerson, Mark A. green
cadc · 1999
2 sentences

2013But see Brown, 617 F.3d at 861 (questioning whether the trustworthiness standard should be treated as a "quaint, though now irrelevant, reminder of the Court's pre-Miranda days"); United States v. Dickerson, 163 F.3d 639 , 641 n. 2 (D.C.Cir.1999) ("[P]ost-Miranda, the need for the rule, especially insofar as it protects against involuntary confessions, is even more questionable."). .

2013But see Brown, 617 F.3d at 861 (questioning whether the trustworthiness standard should be treated as a "quaint, though now irrelevant, reminder of the Court's pre-Miranda days"); United States v. Dickerson, 163 F.3d 639 , 641 n. 2 (D.C.Cir.1999) ("[P]ost-Miranda, the need for the rule, especially insofar as it protects against involuntary confessions, is even more questionable."). .

12013–2013
United States v. Calderon green
scotus · 1954
2 sentences

2013Opper v. United States, 348 U.S. 84 , 75 S.Ct. 158 , 99 L.Ed. 101 (1954); Smith v. United States, 348 U.S. 147 , 75 S.Ct. 194 , 99 L.Ed. 192 (1954); United States v. Calderon, 348 U.S. 160 , 75 S.Ct. 186 , 99 L.Ed. 202 (1954). ¶ 20 In Opper, the Court rejected the corpus delicti rule and adopted, without extensive explanation, the "better rule" that "corroborative evidence need not be sufficient, independent of the statements, to establish the corpus delicti." Opper, 348 U.S. at 93 , 75 S.Ct. 158 .

2013Opper v. United States, 348 U.S. 84 , 75 S.Ct. 158 , 99 L.Ed. 101 (1954); Smith v. United States, 348 U.S. 147 , 75 S.Ct. 194 , 99 L.Ed. 192 (1954); United States v. Calderon, 348 U.S. 160 , 75 S.Ct. 186 , 99 L.Ed. 202 (1954). ¶ 20 In Opper, the Court rejected the corpus delicti rule and adopted, without extensive explanation, the "better rule" that "corroborative evidence need not be sufficient, independent of the statements, to establish the corpus delicti." Opper, 348 U.S. at 93 , 75 S.Ct. 158 .

12013–2013
Opper v. United States green
scotus · 1954
2 sentences

2013Opper v. United States, 348 U.S. 84 , 75 S.Ct. 158 , 99 L.Ed. 101 (1954); Smith v. United States, 348 U.S. 147 , 75 S.Ct. 194 , 99 L.Ed. 192 (1954); United States v. Calderon, 348 U.S. 160 , 75 S.Ct. 186 , 99 L.Ed. 202 (1954). ¶ 20 In Opper, the Court rejected the corpus delicti rule and adopted, without extensive explanation, the "better rule" that "corroborative evidence need not be sufficient, independent of the statements, to establish the corpus delicti." Opper, 348 U.S. at 93 , 75 S.Ct. 158 .

2013Opper v. United States, 348 U.S. 84 , 75 S.Ct. 158 , 99 L.Ed. 101 (1954); Smith v. United States, 348 U.S. 147 , 75 S.Ct. 194 , 99 L.Ed. 192 (1954); United States v. Calderon, 348 U.S. 160 , 75 S.Ct. 186 , 99 L.Ed. 202 (1954). ¶ 20 In Opper, the Court rejected the corpus delicti rule and adopted, without extensive explanation, the "better rule" that "corroborative evidence need not be sufficient, independent of the statements, to establish the corpus delicti." Opper, 348 U.S. at 93 , 75 S.Ct. 158 .

12013–2013
Blecha v. People green
colo · 1998
1 sentence

2000People v. Newton, supra. Finally, in Blecha v. People, 962 P.2d 931 (Colo.1998), the supreme court held that the admission of a codefendant's hearsay statement in a murder prosecution violated the defendant's right to confrontation and constituted constitutional error, but that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.

12000–2000
People v. Newton green
colo · 1998
1 sentence

2000People v. Newton, supra. Finally, in Blecha v. People, 962 P.2d 931 (Colo.1998), the supreme court held that the admission of a codefendant's hearsay statement in a murder prosecution violated the defendant's right to confrontation and constituted constitutional error, but that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.

12000–2000

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