Supreme Court of Colorado
The People of the State of Colorado v. Jesus Rodriguez-Morelos.
January 21, 2025562 P.3d 71
Summary
The court held that Colorado's identity-theft statute's reference to "personal identifying information" covers information used to identify a specific human being, not information belonging to a nonprofit organization. Because the respondent used the nonprofit's name and tax-exempt document rather than information identifying a particular person, his conduct did not constitute identity theft under the charged provision. The court therefore affirmed the court of appeals' judgment vacating the identity-theft conviction.