Legal Opinion
Robinson v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 28, 1996No. 95SC486PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Vollack
We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals decision in People v. Robinson, 908 P.2d 1152 (Colo.App.1995), affirming the petitioner’s conviction for aggravated robbery and crime of violence. The court of appeals held that the trial court properly admitted into evidence a police officer’s lay opinion testimony that the petitioner was the robber depicted in a videotape taken by an automatic surveillance camera. We affirm.
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On August 31, 1991, the petitioner, Sidney Robinson (Robinson), entered a convenience store in Grand Junction and robbed the clerk at knifepoint. During the robbery,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. JackmanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Anthony LapierreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Carl FarnsworthCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Willie Calhoun, A/K/A Calvin CalhounCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. William Eugene RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Sanders v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Hardy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
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- State v. BelkCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
- Commonwealth v. PleasMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
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