Legal Opinion

People v. Hankins

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided June 5, 2014No. Court of Appeals No. 09CA2208PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

JUDGE NIETO *

T1 Defendant, Terrence Joe Hankins, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdiets finding him guilty of first degree murder and abuse of a corpse. We affirm.

I. Background

T2 In August of 2007, defendant was arrested for the murder of his wife in Craig, Colorado, which is in Moffat County. He was subsequently charged with first degree murder and other crimes. Craig's only daily newspaper, the Craig Daily Press, covered the case, publishing many articles. Defendant moved for a change of venue, citing the number of news articles that had been published. The…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Rideau v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
  5. United States v. McVeighCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. WiseColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  2. Mulberger v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2016
  3. Mulberger v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2016
  4. Mulberger v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2016

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