Legal Opinion
Barnes v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 13, 1987No. 84SC424PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVIRA, Justice.
On January 19, 1983, petitioner John R. Barnes was convicted of driving under the influence (DUI), careless driving, and operating a vehicle without an- operator’s license. Subsequently, his conviction was affirmed by the Denver Superior Court. We granted certiorari to determine whether the jury was correctly instructed as to the presumptions contained in Colorado’s DUI statute, section 42-4-1202, 17 C.R.S. (1973 & 1982 Supp.). We now reverse.
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Petitioner was arrested and charged on July 21, 1982. At his trial in Denver County Court, the results of an intoxilyzer breath test…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- Commonwealth v. DiFrancescoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by14 opinions
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