Legal Opinion

Sandoval v. People

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided August 17, 1970No. 22920PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Lee.

Plaintiff in error, Richard Allen Sandoval, was convicted by a jury of burglary and larceny in the Denver District Court. He seeks reversal of the judgment of conviction. Sandoval did not testify and offered no evidence in his defense.

The events giving rise to the charges against Sandoval occurred in the early morning hours of July 6, 1965. At approximately 3:45 a.m. two police officers were dispatched to Ted’s Liquors on East Colfax Avenue in Denver, as a result of a silent burglar alarm which had been triggered by an unauthorized entry into the store building. The…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Holt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  5. Hampton v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. People v. MattasSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  2. Key v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  3. People v. BrownSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
  4. People v. ShackelfordColorado Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. Alonzi v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979

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