In Re People v. Maes, Carlos

Summary

The court held that a magistrate’s probable-cause determination after a preliminary hearing is a final order or judgment reviewable by the district court under the Colorado Rules for Magistrates. It further held that the time to seek review begins when the magistrate memorializes the determination in a written, dated, and signed order, making Maes’s petition timely. The court therefore made the rule to show cause absolute and remanded for further proceedings.