Legal Opinion
Vaughn v. District Court
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 17, 1977No. 27430PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
The petitioner was charged with possession of narcotics for sale and conspiracy. He was released on $15,000 bond. After the trial court granted the petitioner a continuance, the surety requested exoneration of his bond. As the sole basis for the request to withdraw, the surety stated: “Well, it’s almost getting ready to lead into a divorce action in my household, and I don’t feel this is justified in causing the problems in my home.”
The court granted the surety’s request, over the petitioner’s objection that (a) notice was not given to either defense counsel or the district attorney by the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Taylor v. TaintorSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Reese v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- United States v. MacKSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- City of Colorado Springs v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
- Leonhart v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1958
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Coquina Oil Corp. v. District Court of the Ninth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- Lincoln First Bank, N. A. v. District Court In & For the City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- Mitchell v. District Court ex rel. Eighth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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