Legal Opinion

People v. Smith

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided July 16, 1973No. 25436PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lee

Donald Earl Smith (defendant) was convicted by a jury in the Arapahoe County district court of two counts of inflicting bodily injury by operating an automobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, in violation of C.R.S. 1963, 40-2-11. We find no prejudicial error and therefore affirm the judgment of conviction.

In the early morning of August 8, 1970, defendant Smith was speeding north on Windermere Boulevard in Littleton, with five passengers in his sports model Camaro Z-28. He was observed by a patrolman, who estimated defendant’s speed in excess of eighty miles per hour. The…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. People v. RiserCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Curtis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1933

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Ex Parte RathmellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. People v. McKennaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
  3. People v. MascarenasSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  4. People v. GomezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  5. People v. SutherlandSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984

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