Legal Opinion

People v. Vinnola

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided March 13, 1972No. 25328PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hodges

Defendant Vinnola was charged with violating C.R.S. 1963, 40-14-20, as amended by Colo. Sess. Laws 1970, ch. 48, commonly known as the bad check law. The trial court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the charge, ruling that the entire statute was unconstitutional. The court gave numerous reasons for its ruling. In accordance with C.R.S. *4081963, 39-7-26, the district attorney for the Second Judicial District has prosecuted this appeal on behalf of the People of the State of Colorado to challenge the trial court’s judgment declaring this statute unconstitutional.

We affirm the judgment of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Burnam v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
  2. State v. NelsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1931
  3. Moore v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1951

3Cited by71 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. City of Arvada v. NissenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  2. People v. ThatcherSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  3. People v. GarciaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
  4. Colorado Auto & Truck Wreckers Ass'n v. Department of RevenueSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  5. People v. SmithSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981

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