Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

People v. Boyd

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided August 13, 2015No. Court of Appeals 12CA2607Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in part

*1138JUDGE BERNARD,

concurring in part and dissenting in part.

¶ 49 I concur with the majority’s decisions to affirm defendant’s felony conviction for attempted distribution of marijuana and to correct the mittimus. I respectfully dissent from its decision to vacate her petty offense conviction for possessing marijuana.

I. Introduction

¶ 50 I dissent on an issue that seems superficially easy enough; Should we apply the ameliorative change found in article XVIII, section 16(3) of the Colorado Constitution (section 16(3)), which eliminated criminal liability for possession of small amounts of marijuana,…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. People v. VigilSupreme Court of Colorado · 2006
  2. People v. JeffersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
  3. People v. McKennaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  4. People v. HerreraSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
  5. People v. ThomasSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974

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