Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Wyse v. DISTRICT COURT, TWENTIETH JD
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 30, 1972No. 25643PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
This original proceeding was initiated by the district attorney, seeking to prevent the Boulder district court and the Honorable John B. Barnard, a judge thereof, from proceeding further in a habeas corpus proceeding. The habeas corpus petition was identical to a motion for relief under Crim. P. 35(b) that had been denied by Judge Rex Scott of the same district court. We issued a rule to show cause.
The record reflects a blatant case of judge-shopping. It is difficult for us to comprehend how one judge of a district court could elect to conduct a separate hearing when presented with a petition…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. HaymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Salinger v. LoiselSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Kamp v. . KampNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
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3Cited by21 opinions
- People v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- People v. WiedemerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- Horton v. SuthersSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
- Allen v. ZavarasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
- People v. HubbardSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
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