In Re the People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff v. Robert Keith Ray, Defendant — Coats, J., Concurring

Summary

The separate opinion agrees that the trial court abused its discretion by ordering disclosure of prosecution-witness addresses because the defendant's need did not outweigh the threats to witness safety. It rejects as unnecessary the majority's broader discussion of a special disclosure standard for capital post-conviction proceedings, reasoning that the defendant would not prevail even under the more protective confrontation framework. Justice Coats concurs in part and dissents in part, joined by Justices Rice and Eid.