GUILTY CO - Gannon Stauch, 11, found deceased, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 27 Jan 2020 *Arrest* #70

[arielilane]

DENVER (KDVR) — Oral arguments in an appeal for Letecia Stauch, the El Paso County stepmother convicted of killing her stepson Gannon, unfolded before three judges Tuesday morning.

https://kdvr.com/news/local/attorney-argues-letecia-stauchs-conviction-should-be-reversed-in-colorado-court-of-appeals/

1/27/2026

The appeals judges ended the hearing on Tuesday, stating that an opinion will be issued in “due course.”

 

[Cindizzi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2016300152819249431

 

[Seattle1]

MSN

1/27/26

Letecia was not present in person at the Colorado Court of Appeals. Eric Samler, an attorney representing her, argued that her case should be reversed because of a juror on her trial and who that juror was related to.

In the 15 minutes allotted to each side for oral arguments on Tuesday, Samler told the appeals judges that a juror connected to Letecia’s trial had a son-in-law who worked for District Attorney Michael Allen’s office. Allen was the lead prosecutor in the case. Samler argued that Letecia’s defense team challenged the jurors’ family ties during the jury selection process. Despite the challenge, Samler told the appeals court that the trial judge did not get rid of the juror. In a court briefing, Samler argued, “This is structural error requiring reversal of the convictions.”

 

[Seattle1]

Letecia Stauch appeal case, oral arguments focus on juror concerns

DENVER — The woman found guilty of killing her stepson in 2020 is trying to appeal her conviction, and the latest step in the process came Tuesday with oral arguments presented in front of Colorado Court of Appeals judges. Letecia Stauch, 42, was convicted in May 2023 of stabbing her stepson...

gazette.com

 

[Seattle1]

https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-12/COA%20Docket%20January%202026.pdf

Division VII
PAWAR JOHNSON GOMEZ
Lawclerk Pawar
Court of Appeals Courtroom 3rd Floor

Date: January 27, 2026

Time/ Short Case/ Case Caption

9:00 AM/ 2023CA1067/ Peo v Stauch, L

Court of Appeals | Colorado Judicial Branch

www.coloradojudicial.gov

*The oral argument (heard 1/27/26) has not populated the archives yet.

 

[musicaljoke]

MSN

1/27/26

Letecia was not present in person at the Colorado Court of Appeals. Eric Samler, an attorney representing her, argued that her case should be reversed because of a juror on her trial and who that juror was related to.

In the 15 minutes allotted to each side for oral arguments on Tuesday, Samler told the appeals judges that a juror connected to Letecia’s trial had a son-in-law who worked for District Attorney Michael Allen’s office. Allen was the lead prosecutor in the case. Samler argued that Letecia’s defense team challenged the jurors’ family ties during the jury selection process. Despite the challenge, Samler told the appeals court that the trial judge did not get rid of the juror. In a court briefing, Samler argued, “This is structural error requiring reversal of the convictions.”

Yikes. That seems significant to me.

 

[Inthedetails]

Yikes. That seems significant to me.

We need to know in what capacity the son-in-law worked and how big the office is.

Since the juror was questioned at the time, I would assume the SIL connection was not one that would interfere with the juror being fair. I hope.

jmo

 

[musicaljoke]

We need to know in what capacity the son-in-law worked and how big the office is.

Since the juror was questioned at the time, I would assume the SIL connection was not one that would interfere with the juror being fair. I hope.

jmo

I hope you are right, but it looks very awful to me. If the juror's s-i-l was actually employed by the DA's office, that's a big problem. If he was just walking through the office when delivering parcels while working for another employer, then that's not an issue.

What a shame that this juror wasn't removed from the pool before the trial began.