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People v. DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR COUNTY OF ADAMS

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 16, 1974No. 26671PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Groves

Sandra Steele is charged with first-degree murder in the respondent court. Our state constitution provides:

“All persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties except for capital offenses, when the proof is evident or the presumption great.” Colo. Const. Art II, § 19.

She concedes that the proof is evident and the presumption great, and the court so found. Nevertheless, the court granted bail, setting bond in the amount of $25,000.

The district attorney came here for a writ of prohibition. We issued a rule to show cause why the defendant should be admitted to bail and issued a stay of the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Norman J. Mastrian v. Kermit Hedman, Ramsey County Sheriff, and the State of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
  2. People v. Tinder & SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1862
  3. People v. SpinuzziSupreme Court of Colorado · 1962
  4. People Ex Rel. Dunbar v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
  5. In re LosassoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1890

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. ArthurSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Yording v. WalkerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  3. Arthur v. HarperDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  4. Lucero v. District Court of Twelfth Judicial Dist.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1975
  5. Goodwin v. DIST. CT., IN & FOR 10TH JUD. DIST.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1978

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