Legal Opinion
McDonald v. DIST. COURT IN & FOR FOURTH JUDICIAL
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 27, 1978No. 27986PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lee
Petitioner, pursuant to C.A.R. 21, seeks a writ in the nature of prohibition and mandamus prohibiting the trial court from proceeding further in his criminal case until a proper preliminary hearing is held. We issued a rule to show cause and now make the rule absolute.
Petitioner Robert Craig McDonald was charged by information with attempted first-degree kidnapping (section 18-3-301, C.R.S. 1973) and felony menacing (section 18-3-206, C.R.S. 1973). A preliminary hearing was held on January 6, 1978. The prosecution called two police officers as witnesses and then rested its case. During the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hunter v. District Ct. in & for Twentieth Jud. Dist.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1975
- Maestas v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
- People v. QuinnSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
- United States v. Thomas Francis King, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Kuypers v. DISTRICT COURT FORFOURTH JUD. DIST.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1975
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Jones v. DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICTSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
- Holmes v. District Court of Summit CountySupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- People v. SmithSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
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