Legal Opinion
People v. Ware
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided December 20, 2001No. 00CA1954PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Chief Judge HUME.
The People appeal the district court's order dismissing charges against defendant, Damon Lamar Ware, for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.
On December 24, 1990, while driving intoxicated, defendant allegedly caused a car crash in which several people were seriously injured. At the time, defendant gave police a false name; however, police discovered his true identity the following day. A computer check revealed that defendant had more than twelve prior offenses. A majority of the offenses listed birth dates that indicated defendant to be eighteen at the time of the…
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