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People v. Dixon

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided December 11, 1997No. 96CA2205PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge CASEBOLT.

Defendant, Phillip W. Dixon, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of obstructing a peace officer and third degree assault, and the imposition of consecutive sentences for these convictions. We affirm.

Defendant was charged with second degree assault under § 18-3-203(l)(c), C.R.S. 1997, based on his inflicting a bite wound on an officer who was attempting to arrest him. Defendant claimed that he bit the officer in self defense after the victim and other officers battered him during the arrest.

At the close of the evidence, the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. People v. HaymakerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  4. People v. GarciaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1997
  5. Qureshi v. District Court Ex Rel. Second Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. DentonColorado Court of Appeals · 2003
  2. People ex rel. D.S.L.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. People v. HerreraColorado Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. People v. DotsonColorado Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. People v. ArmijoColorado Court of Appeals · 1999

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