Legal Opinion
People v. Travis
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 4, 2019No. 16SC584, PeoplePublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE HART delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶1 On the day her trial was set to begin, April Travis told the court that she was hoping she could have more time "to look for and pay for an attorney." The trial court denied the request to continue the case, noting that the trial had previously been continued and Travis was already being represented by a public defender. Travis appealed that decision, arguing that her request to look for a lawyer was an invocation of her Sixth Amendment right to be represented by counsel of her choice. A division of the court of appeals agreed, concluding…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. CrowSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
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