Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided May 8, 2003No. 01CA1509PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge ROY.

Defendant, Natalie Johnson, appeals the judgment of conviction entered after she pleaded guilty to attempted escape. We affirm.

Defendant was charged with escape from custody after she left without permission from a facility where she was serving a previous sentence for possession of a controlled substance.

Before defendant pleaded guilty to a lesser offense, she filed an "Objection to the County Court Acting Outside of Its Jurisdiction." She argued that the Colorado Constitution prohibited the county court judge from presiding over her felony case. However, the county court…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Smith v. Zufelt Ex Rel. ZufeltSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  2. City of Grand Junction v. SisnerosSupreme Court of Colorado · 1998
  3. Mason v. AdamsColorado Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. In Re the Marriage of GlennColorado Court of Appeals · 2002

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. JachnikColorado Court of Appeals · 2005
  2. People v. Webb-JohnsonColorado Court of Appeals · 2005

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