Legal Opinion
People v. Simpson
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided September 13, 2012No. 11CA2431PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge RUSSEL,
{1 The People appeal from a pretrial order dismissing some of the charges that they filed against defendant, Timothy Wayne Simpson. They contend that the court lacked authority to hold a preliminary hearing on two theft counts, We reject the People's arguments and affirm the court's order.
I. Background
T2 Simpson is charged with several offenses, including theft and theft by receiving. These two theft counts are charged as class 3 felonies because Simpson is accused of taking property worth $20,000 or more. See §§ 18-4-401(1)(a), (2)(d), 18-4-410(1), (5), CRS. 2012.
T3 In…
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