Legal Question in Criminal Law in Colorado

Supreme court

how do cases on appeal reach the supreme court


Asked on 9/18/08, 2:45 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Fenaughty FENAUGHTY & ASSOCIATES, PC

Re: Supreme court

Colorado criminal cases go this way:

Felony offene:

District Court (trial)>Court of Appeals (review "of right") > Colorado Supreme Court (on cert. only) > US Supreme Court (on cert. only)

Most Misdos

County Court (trial)>District Court (review "of right") > Colorado Supreme Court (on cert. only) > US Supreme Court (on cert. only)

Civil CASES go a different way.

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Answered on 9/18/08, 3:06 pm


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