Legal Opinion
People v. Gallegos
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 22, 1997No. 96SC373PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
■ Justice MARTINEZ
delivered the Opinion of the Court.
We granted certiorari in People v. Gallegos, 926 P.2d 156 (Colo.App.1996), to review the judgment of the court of appeals reversing the second-degree murder conviction of the respondent, Eric Gallegos. 1 The trial court dismissed two of the three counts against Gallegos at the preliminary hearing for lack of probable cause. The prosecution appealed the dismissal, but eventually chose to withdraw its appeal. Prior to trial, Gallegos moved to dismiss the remaining charge, claiming he was denied his statutory right to a speedy trial pursuant…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- People v. BellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- People v. ChausseeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
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3Cited by30 opinions
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