Legal Opinion
People v. Zapotocky
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 14, 1994No. 93SA80PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mullarkey
This appeal is brought by the People .of the State of Colorado from a finding by the trial court that section 16-8-114.5(2), 8A C.R.S. (1993 Supp.), pertaining to the termination of criminal proceedings against an incompetent defendant, is unconstitutional on its face and as applied to the defendant-appellee, Michael Paul Zapotocky. 1 Finding . that the trial court incorrectly construed the statute, we hold that the statute is constitutional. We reverse and remand the case with directions.
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Zapotocky was charged with second degree murder in El Paso District Court on August 30, 1988. It is…
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