Legal Opinion
Allen v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 14, 1983No. 81SC367PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review People v. Allen, 636 P.2d 1329 (Colo.App.1981). We reverse the court of appeals and return the case to the court of appeals with directions to remand to the district court for a new trial.
The defendant, Jennifer Lee Allen, was charged, tried, and convicted of introducing contraband into the Colorado State Penitentiary. Section 18-8~203(l)(a), C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl.Yol. 8). The correctional officers at the maximum security unit of the Colorado State Penitentiary discovered marijuana and hash oil in letters and packages addressed to the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- People v. GainerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
- United States v. Darwin Clark BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Grady B. Burroughs, Also Known as Sam Grady Biggs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Garland Edward Goff v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by38 opinions
- People v. SchwartzSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- Key v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
- People v. LewisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- State v. O'NeilSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- People v. MunseyColorado Court of Appeals · 2009
33 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.