Legal Opinion

People v. Manzo

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided October 2, 2006No. 05SC203PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICE, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals’ decision construing the offense of Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Serious Injury, section 42-4-1601, C.R.S. (2006), in People v. Manzo, 114 P.3d 78 (Colo.App.2005). 1 The court of appeals first held that to be found guilty of Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Serious Injury a defendant must have known that he or she was involved in an accident. Second, the court of appeals held that section 42-4-1601 does not require the defendant to act with knowledge that serious injuries resulted from the accident. Upon review,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Powell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. People v. HickmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  5. People v. MendenhallColorado Court of Appeals · 2015

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