The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff v. Malinda E. Spykstra, Defendant

Summary

The court held that the District Attorney had standing to challenge third-party subpoenas issued by the defendant to the victim's parents. It nevertheless made the rule absolute because the trial court improperly authorized a defense expert to search the parents' home computer and because the defendant failed to provide a specific factual basis showing that the requested emails existed and were material. The court directed the trial court to quash the subpoenas.