Legal Opinion

People v. Dennis

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided November 13, 1967No. 22519PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

. Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pringle..

In a direct information filed by the District Attorney for the City and County of Denver, Charles W. Dennis was charged with larceny. The complaining > witness was one Joseph Leonard, the step-father of the accused. Thereafter, the defendant ■ filed' a motion to dismiss the information on the grounds that the complaining witness desired that the information be dismissed and felt the best' interests of justice would be served by súch a dismissal. • '- -

The District Attorney objected to a dismissal and the trial court set the matter down for hearing. At the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. AndersonTexas Supreme Court · 1930
  2. People v. ZobelSupreme Court of Colorado · 1913

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. People v. ZapotockySupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  2. People v. SchwartzSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  3. State Ex Rel. Haskins v. County Court of DodgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
  4. People v. DISTRICT COURT IN & FOR COUNTY OF LARIMERSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
  5. People v. GuidoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973

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