Legal Opinion

People v. Smoots

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided November 21, 2013No. Court of Appeals No. 11CA2381PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

JUDGE GRAHAM

¶ 1 Defendant, Ruben Charles Smoots, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on three jury verdicts finding him guilty of vehicular assault — DUI, DUI, and DUI per se. We affirm the convictions for vehicular assault and DUI per se. We vacate the DUI conviction.

¶ 2 According to the People’s evidence, defendant was driving a vehicle east on a two lane highway while the victim was driving west bound. Defendant swerved into the *55victim’s lane, striking the victim’s vehicle. The victim suffered serious injuries.

¶ 3 Defendant’s blood alcohol level shortly after the collision…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. People v. MillerSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
  2. People v. StewartSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
  3. People v. GarciaSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
  4. Hill v. DeWittSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
  5. People v. SimonSupreme Court of Colorado · 2011

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Abarca v. People No. 13SC750, Hill v. People No. 14SC3, Medrano-Bustamante v. People No. 14SC7, People v. SmootsSupreme Court of Colorado · 2017
  2. People v. CarterColorado Court of Appeals · 2015
  3. People v. BarryColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. People v. WashingtonColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  5. People v. DinapoliColorado Court of Appeals · 2015

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