Legal Opinion

Jones v. Martinez

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided October 15, 1990No. 89SA406PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson

This is an appeal from an order directing the Department of Corrections to release the petitioner, James Jones. We reverse and remand to the district court with directions to vacate the order directing the Department of Corrections to release Jones and for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

In addition to the issue addressed in this opinion, there are procedural errors asserted by the Department of Corrections that are not addressed because of our reversal of the release order.

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James Jones was convicted in Denver District Court on July 11, 1986, of a robbery that was committed…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. People v. GuentherSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
  2. Martinez v. Continental EnterprisesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  3. Thiret v. KautzkySupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
  4. Qureshi v. District Court Ex Rel. Second Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  5. Bynum v. KautzkySupreme Court of Colorado · 1989

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Vashone-Caruso v. SuthersColorado Court of Appeals · 2001
  2. Meyers v. PriceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1992
  3. People v. ReynoldsColorado Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. City & County of Denver v. Board of Adjustment of DenverColorado Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. People v. WatsonColorado Court of Appeals · 1994

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