Legal Opinion
People v. Lopez
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided April 23, 2015No. Court of Appeals No. 13CA1681PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE BERNARD
¶ 1 This appeal requires us to resolve two novel issues. First, did the crime of obstructing a peace officer, as it was defined in 2011, only apply to a defendant’s conduct during an arrest? We answer this question “no.” We analyze this issue in Part II.A.2.b.
¶ 2 Second, if a court denied a defendant’s Crim. P. 33 motion without a hearing, and that motion raised claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, what standard of review-should we apply on appellate review? We answer this question by concluding that we should apply the standards for reviewing orders denying…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Affronti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- People v. MillerSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
- People v. GarciaSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
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3Cited by12 opinions
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