In re 2010 Denver County Grand Jury

Opinion by

Judge CASEBOLT.

1 1 This appeal concerns the potential public release of a report, issued by a grand jury, which declined to return an indictment in an investigation involving alleged perjury. Special prosecutor Scott W. Storey, the First Judicial District Attorney, appeals the court's order declining to release the report, contending that the report meets the "public interest" criteria of section 16-5-205.5, C.R.S.2011. He also asserts that the court erroneously refused to extend the term of the grand jury so that it could consider whether to modify its report. We conclude that the…