Legal Opinion
Reliford v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 12, 1978No. C-1335PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carrigan
The petitioner, Prentice Joe Reliford, was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder, 1 and the court of appeals affirmed. 2 We granted certiorari and now affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.
On June 28, 1972, the petitioner was charged by indictment with the second-degree murder of his wife. After the public defender was appointed to represent him, the petitioner pleaded not guilty and various pretrial hearings, including a suppression hearing, were held. Trial was scheduled to begin May 1, 1973.
On May 2, 1973, however, before commencement of trial, the indictment was dismissed on…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Stull v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1959
- People v. ArchuletaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
- People v. ManierSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
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3Cited by29 opinions
- People v. LuceroSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
- People v. RomeroSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- People v. AalbuSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- Douglas County v. EdwardsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1987
- Lizarríbar v. Martínez GelpíSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1988
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