Legal Opinion

Losavio v. Kikel

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 16, 1974No. 26643PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson

This original proceeding is prosecuted by the district attorney of Pueblo County and seeks relief in the nature of prohibition. The district attorney seeks to prohibit and circumscribe the actions of the respondent judge of the district court in supervising and inquiring into a grand jury investigation. In answering the petition, the respondent asserts that he had the duty to determine whether the district attorney has used or is improperly using the grand jury. We issued a rule to show cause and now make the rule absolute.

Unfortunately, in this case, as in most original proceedings, the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Hurtado v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  3. United States v. SmythDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1952
  4. Gher v. DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR COUNTY OF ADAMSSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
  5. Buchler v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1965

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. MaestasSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  2. In re 2000-2001 District Grand Jury in and for the First Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
  3. In re 2003-2004 Term of the State Grand JuryColorado Court of Appeals · 2006
  4. In re 2010 Denver County Grand JuryColorado Court of Appeals · 2012
  5. In re the 1976 Arapahoe County Statutory Grand JurySupreme Court of Colorado · 1977

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