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People Ex Rel. Witcher v. DISTRICT COURT, ETC.

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided April 30, 1976No. 27122PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson

The district attorney for the Eleventh Judicial District has petitioned this court for a writ of prohibition. We issued a rule to show cause and now discharge the rule.

On May 19, 1975, the governor issued an executive order directing the attorney general of Colorado to appear in the Eleventh Judicial District to investigate and prosecute “all actions and proceedings” stemming from disorders occurring within the Colorado state penitentiary. In response to the executive order, the attorney general conducted an investigation and, pursuant to section 13-73-101, C.R.S. 1973, obtained an order…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. GibsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1912
  2. People Ex Rel. Tooley v. DISTRICT COURT, SECOND JDSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
  3. Harrah v. People Ex Rel. Attorney GeneralSupreme Court of Colorado · 1952

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Deukmejian v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
  2. People v. CorrSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  3. People Ex Rel. Tooley v. DISTRICT COURT, SECOND JDSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
  4. Gillies v. SchmidtColorado Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. People Ex Rel. Losavio v. GentrySupreme Court of Colorado · 1980

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