Legal Opinion
People v. Wade
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided July 18, 1988No. 87SC168PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVIRA, Justice.
We granted certiorari to determine whether the City and County of Denver, a home rule city, may authorize its courts to impose a term of probation for a period longer than the maximum jail sentence which the court could impose for an ordinance violation. We conclude that it may, and therefore reverse the district court’s decision to the contrary.
I
As a result of a plea bargain, respondent Donald Wade pleaded guilty in Denver County Court to operating an unsafe automobile in violation of section 54-68(a) of the Revised Municipal Code of the City and County of Denver (D.R.M.C.).…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- City of Canon City v. MerrisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1958
- People v. FlennikenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- City of Aurora v. MartinSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
- Woolverton v. City and County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
- City of Greenwood Village Ex Rel. State v. FlemingSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- City of Commerce City v. StateSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
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