Riboni v. DIST. CT. IN & FOR TENTH JUD. DIST.

The petitioner Riboni brought this original proceeding pursuant to C.A.R. 21 seeking relief in the nature of mandamus. He asks that we order the respondent trial court to reverse its ruling denying his motion for appointment of a special prosecutor, or, that we order the case dismissed. We issued a rule to show cause and having concluded that the trial court did not abuse its discretion, we now discharge-the rule.

Riboni was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide 1 based on allegations that he was the driver of a truck involved in a fatal collision. Prior to trial, Riboni’s counsel, in…