Legal Opinion
Garcia v. District Court
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 21, 1965No. 21662PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McWilliams
The immediate issue posed by this original proceeding is whether the Denver District Court has jurisdiction to try one Stanley Manuel Garcia, age fifteen, on criminal charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The broader issue concerns the jurisdiction of the Denver Juvenile Court.
On February 18, 1965, Garcia filed an original proceeding in this Court, naming as respondents the Denver District Court and the Honorable James C. Flanigan, one of the judges thereof. In this proceeding Garcia sought the issuance of a rule directing the respondents to show cause, if such they had, why they…
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