Legal Opinion

People v. Larson

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 12, 1977No. 26961PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson

Two men robbed a Denver pawnshop at gunpoint on November 10, 1973. When they fled, they were followed by a witness to the robbery who saw them run to a car in a nearby restaurant parking lot. The witness testified that the two robbers ran to the car occupied by the appellant and his wife and said something like, “Let’s get out of here.” The appellant then backed up the car, the two robbers got in, and the appellant drove off. The police were notified and located the get-away car traveling at a high rate of speed.

Following a high-speed chase, the car driven by the appellant was stopped by a…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  4. Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. People v. BennettSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. State v. DorantesTennessee Supreme Court · 2011
  2. People v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
  3. Fenelon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  4. State v. WrennIdaho Supreme Court · 1978
  5. State v. KygerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1989

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