Legal Opinion
McKnight v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 17, 1980No. C-1780PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hodges
Petitioner McKnight was convicted of embezzlement of public funds. He appealed, and the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction in People v. McKnight, 39 Colo. App. 280, 567 P.2d 811 (1977).
Following this affirmance, the petitioner filed a Crim. P. 35(a) motion to reduce the sentence imposed on the ground that he had medical and psychological problems which would endanger his life if he were imprisoned. The trial court denied the motion after a full hearing. The petitioner then appealed the denial of the 35(a) motion, and the court of appeals affirmed in People v. McKnight, 41 Colo.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Coker v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- People v. MalacaraSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
- People v. FulmerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
- People v. McKnightColorado Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by7 opinions
- People v. MalacaraSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
- People v. MooreSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
- People v. VecchioColorado Court of Appeals · 1991
- People v. DennisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- People v. CareyColorado Court of Appeals · 1984
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