Legal Opinion
People v. Coria
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided May 19, 1997No. 95SC750PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hobbs
We granted certiorari to review the Larimer County District Court’s order in People v. Coria, No. 94CR1093 (Nov. 6, 1995), reversing the defendant’s conviction for driving while ability impaired (DWAI) and weaving, and remanding the case to the Larimer County Court for a new trial. 1 The district court reversed the county court’s decision on three grounds: (1) the county court’s refusal to allow the defendant, David Coria (Coria), to be represented by a law student intern denied him counsel of choice; (2) the county court’s comment on a defense counsel objection during the prosecutor’s…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Wheat v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- People v. ArguelloSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
- People v. MoodySupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- People v. DrakeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- People v. TippettSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
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3Cited by33 opinions
- People v. Cevallos-AcostaColorado Court of Appeals · 2005
- People v. RodriguezColorado Court of Appeals · 2009
- People v. AlleeColorado Court of Appeals · 2003
- People v. WelshColorado Court of Appeals · 2007
- People v. EstesColorado Court of Appeals · 2012
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