Legal Opinion

Austin v. City and County of Denver

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided January 13, 1970No. 23781PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lee

This is a certiorari proceeding to review a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of Denver, affirming a judgment of conviction in the Denver County Court. Petitioner, Esther Austin, was found guilty of violating Section 514.8 of Ordinance 250, Series of 1950, of the Revised Municipal Code, which relates to the unlawful use of traffic lane by a motor vehicle. She was sentenced to ninety days in jail and fined $60, both of which were suspended on condition that she surrender her driver’s license.

Petitioner contends three errors were committed by the trial court which require…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. District of Columbia v. ClawansSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. City of Canon City v. MerrisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1958
  4. Walker v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1952
  5. McInerney v. City of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1892

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3Cited by37 opinions

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  2. Lapp v. City of WorlandWyoming Supreme Court · 1980
  3. People v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
  4. People v. BergstromSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
  5. People v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005

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