Legal Opinion
People v. Barnum
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided January 18, 2001No. 99CA1582PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge ROTHENBERCG
'The People appeal an order of the trial court, acting through a successor judge, granting a motion for a new trial to defendant, Jeremiah M. Barnum, based on alleged errors committed by the judge who conducted the trial. Because we conclude one error required a new trial, we affirm.
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- United States v. Rowland Chester ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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