Legal Opinion
People v. Maynes
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 18, 1977No. C-975PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lee
*112We granted certiorari to review the judgment of Otero County District Court affirming respondent’s acquittal by Otero County court of failure to report an accident. We disapprove the district court judgment.
The stipulated facts show that on August 7, 1975, a one-vehicle accident occurred on Colorado Highway 71 in Otero County. While investigating the accident the next day, Officer Archie R. Campbell of the Colorado State Patrol spoke with respondent David A. Maynes, a minor, at the Rocky Ford Police Department. At the time of the accident, respondent was sixteen years of age and was licensed…
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