Legal Opinion
Riley v. District Court in & for Second Judicial Dist.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 12, 1973No. 25805PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
Petitioners are the defendant Riley in a criminal action in Denver district court and the Public Defender and his Deputy — court-appointed counsel, who seek a writ in the nature of mandamus to require the Denver district court to permit counsel to withdraw and to cease representation of Riley.
Petitioner Sidney A. Riley (hereinafter referred to as Riley) was charged with the crime of first-degree murder for unlawful acts occurring on November 12, 1971. Petitioners Rollie R. Rogers and Edward G. Donovan (hereinafter referred to as Rogers and Donovan) were appointed to defend Riley and have been…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- The People v. WolffIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
- Edward L. Smith v. United States of America, Wayman R. Cunningham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Grandbouche v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1939
- Martinez v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- Raullerson v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1965
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Rodriguez v. District Court for the City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- People v. RubanowitzSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- Williams v. District Court, El Paso CountySupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- People v. HarlanSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
- McCall v. District Court for the Twenty-First Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
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