Legal Opinion
People v. Valles
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided June 6, 2013No. 08CA0738PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by JUDGE TAUBMAN
¶ 1 Defendant, Alberto Valles, appeals the trial court's judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of one count first degree extreme indifference murder and four counts of attempted extreme indifference murder. He also appeals the sentence imposed.
¶ 2 This case presents an issue of first impression regarding whether a previous version of Colorado's direct file statute, which allows prosecutors to directly file criminal charges against certain juveniles in district court, is unconstitutional under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
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3Cited by4 opinions
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