Legal Opinion
People v. Young
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided July 9, 1991No. 90SA201PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Lohr
in which Justice KIRSHBAUM and Justice MULLARKEY joined.
This case presents a question concerning the facial constitutionality of the Colorado death penalty sentencing statute, § 16-11-103, 8A C.R.S. (1986 & 1990 Supp.), under article II, sections 20 and 25, of the Colorado Constitution. The Denver District Court held the statute invalid. We agree.
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The defendants, Joseph L. Young, Roger L. Young, and Kevin Fears, are charged with first-degree murder1 and other crimes in connection with the June 1989 deaths of two men, and the prosecution has stated that it intends to seek the death penalty. In…
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