Legal Opinion

People v. Walker

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided June 20, 1983No. 82SA166PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEIGHBORS, Justice:

The defendant, Ernest Walker, appeals from the judgment entered by the Denver District Court on guilty verdicts to charges of first-degree assault, 1 aggravated robbery, 2 and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. 3 Pursuant to a plea agreement reached after the jury verdicts were returned, the defendant entered pleas of guilty to two of seven counts of habitual criminality. 4

Walker urges four grounds for reversal: (1) He was denied his constitutional right to testify in defense of the substantive crimes. (2) The in-court identification of him by one of the victims…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by62 opinions

  1. People v. CurtisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  2. People v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
  3. Kogan v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
  4. State v. RoySupreme Court of Vermont · 1989
  5. People v. GermanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1983

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