Legal Opinion
Brown, Etc. v. District Court, Etc.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 7, 1977No. 27804PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carrigan
The petitioner, district attorney for Jefferson County, brought this original proceeding pursuant to C.A.R. 21, seeking relief in the nature of mandamus. We issued a rule to show cause, and now make the rule absolute.
The defendant below was charged in Jefferson County District Court with second degree forgery, criminal impersonation, and misdemeanor theft. On October 30, 1975, the district court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the first two charges, and the People appealed. On April 18, 1977, we reversed the district court’s judgment and remanded the action for trial. People v.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Frisbie v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Lascelles v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Moen v. WilsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
- Irvin Goodspeed v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Christian v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. LincolnColorado Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. NewtonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- State v. StillingUtah Supreme Court · 1989
- Ramirez v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
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