Legal Opinion
People v. French
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 11, 1988No. 87SA143, 87SA144PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOLLACK, Justice.
The People appeal two orders of dismissal of the Jefferson County District Court, holding that section 18—5—115(1)(a), 8B C.R. S. (1986), of the charitable fraud statute, is unconstitutionally overbroad. We affirm.
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On December 19, 1986, indictments were returned in the Jefferson County District Court against Joseph L. French and Thomas A. Atkins, corporate officers of Bristle-cone Telemarketing, Inc., charging them with charitable fraud and conspiracy to commit charitable fraud in violation of section 18-5-115, 8B C.R.S. (1986). They moved to dismiss the charges on the ground…
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