William Scott Pettigrew v. the People of the State of Colorado.

Summary

The court affirmed Pettigrew’s convictions, holding that the trial court’s problematic voir dire comments did not create a reasonable likelihood that the jury applied a burden of proof below beyond a reasonable doubt when viewed with the instructions and record as a whole. The court assumed without deciding that the redacted cell-phone warrant failed the Fourth Amendment’s particularity requirement, but held that admission of the phone evidence was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt because it was cumulative and the admissible evidence of guilt was overwhelming.