Legal Opinion
People v. Billips
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 25, 1982No. 82SA107PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Justice.
The defendant, Melvin Edward Billips, appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion for postconviction relief from his conviction and sentence of twenty-five to forty years for the crime of escape. He claims that the application to him of C.R.S. 1963, 40-8-210, which was enacted as part of the Colorado Criminal Code with an effective date of July 1, 1972, Colo.Sess.Laws 1972, eh. 46, 40-8-210, at 275-76, 1 violates the federal and state constitutional prohibitions against ex post facto laws. U.S. Const. Art. I, § 10; Colo. Const. Art. II, Sec. II. 2 The challenged…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Cummings v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Gryger v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- McDonald v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
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3Cited by38 opinions
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