Supreme Court of Colorado

People in the Interest of E.G

April 18, 20162016 CO 19

Summary

The court held that a trial court lacks authority to compel a nonparty to open a private home for defense investigation when the home is not in the possession or control of the government. Neither criminal discovery rules nor the Sixth Amendment, Due Process Clause, or Confrontation Clause supplied authority for the requested access, so the court affirmed the denial of E.G.'s motion on alternate grounds.