Legal Opinion

Moody v. Larsen

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided November 8, 1990No. 87CA0428PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge JONES.

Plaintiff, Laura Moody, appeals the judgment of dismissal of her complaint which sought a court order to compel the defendant, Roger Larsen, then a district attorney, to prosecute Damon Moss, a man she accuses of murdering her brother. We reverse and remand.

Moody’s brother, James Dowell, was shot to death in front of his home by Moss after a conversation between the two.

*1170According to affidavits and oral testimony, Moss, who was armed with a high-caliber pistol, went to Dowell’s house believing that Dowell was angry with him. A confrontation ensued on the front lawn, and…

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. People v. District Court, Second Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  2. Abdullah Dohaish v. Dale TooleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
  3. Lamm v. BarberSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
  4. Hithe v. NelsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
  5. People Ex Rel. Hershey v. McNicholsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1932

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. City of Golden v. ParkerSupreme Court of Colorado · 2006
  2. Martin v. Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1Supreme Court of Colorado · 1992
  3. Feigin v. Colorado National Bank, N.A.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1995
  4. People v. ChausseeColorado Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Wester Holdings Partnership v. ReeceColorado Court of Appeals · 1999

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