Jones v. District Court Ex Rel. Second Judicial District

This is an original proceeding seeking relief in the nature of mandamus or prohibition under C.A.R. 21. The petitioner, Stephen C. Jones, is charged with second-degree burglary in a criminal case pending in the respondent district court (district court). Before trial, petitioner filed a motion seeking to have the respondent trial judge (respondent): (1) direct the court reporter to record all trial proceedings, and, in particular, all bench conferences; and (2) permit the parties to make a contemporaneous record of objections and the grounds for the objections. Respondent granted the motion…