Legal Opinion
Turner v. DISTRICT COURT IN & FOR TENTH JUD. DIST.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 24, 1975No. 26461PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
Cecil L. Turner, an assistant district attorney for the Tenth Judicial District, and his trial assistant, James R. Gmelin, were both found to be guilty of contempt of court and were fined for their contemptuous conduct. Both Turner and Gmelin appealed. We affirm.
The events which brought about the trial judge’s finding of contempt were directly tied to the trial of a criminal case. The charges in the case were formalized by the filing of a direct information which charged that David Luther Montoya committed a narcotics offense in June of 1973. Thereafter, defense counsel for Montoya filed a…
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- United States v. Greater Blouse, Skirt & Neckwear Con. Ass'nDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- People v. DennisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967
- People v. District Court in & for County of LarimerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
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