Legal Opinion
People v. Riggs
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 8, 2004No. 02SC543PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Coats
The People sought review of the court of appeals' judgment in People v. Riggs, 68 P.3d 478 (Colo.App.2002), concerning the temporary removal of an insanity acquittee from the state hospital. The court of appeals reversed the district court's order rejecting the hospital staff's recommendation to permit the temporary removal of Randy Riggs from confinement for treatment and rehabilitation. In the absence of any express articulation of standards in the removal statute, the court of appeals held that the district court should have weighed the rehabilitative potential of removal against the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Gerald C. Bolton v. David W. Harris, Acting Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Catherine Lake v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, Saint Elizabeths HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- People v. MiltonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
- United States v. Lewis C. Ecker, IICourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- People v. ChavezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
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3Cited by15 opinions
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