Legal Opinion

People v. Mejia

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided March 24, 1975No. 26043PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

MR. JUSTICE HODGES.

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of dispensing a dangerous drug, and was sentenced to a term in the penitentiary. On this appeal, he advances several grounds for reversal, none of which has merit. The judgment of the trial court is therefore affirmed.

Two law enforcement agents posed as prisoners in the Weld County jail in order to gather information concerning the drug traffic in Weld and Larimer Counties. By this means, they acquired information that the defendant and one Costello Maldonado were sellers of narcotics. These two agents were then released from…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Stull v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1959
  3. People v. LeeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
  4. People v. IhmeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
  5. Goddard v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People v. DrakeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
  2. People v. JonesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  3. People v. SaarsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
  4. Banek v. ThomasSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  5. People v. TerranovaColorado Court of Appeals · 1977

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