Legal Opinion
In re People v. Owens
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 11, 2018No. Supreme Court Case 18SA19PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE HART delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶ 1 We accepted jurisdiction in this original proceeding to consider The Colorado Independent's contention that the Arapahoe County District Court erred in refusing to grant public access to certain records maintained under seal in a capital murder case. The Colorado Independent contends that the federal and state constitutions grant a presumptive right of access to documents filed in criminal cases. While presumptive access to judicial proceedings is a right recognized under both the state and federal constitutions, neither the United States…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Melton v. City of Oklahoma CityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Michael J. Hickey, Mark A. HopkinsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- Fognani v. YoungSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
- People v. DarlingtonSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
- Lanphere & Urbaniak v. ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
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