Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided January 26, 2017No. Court of Appeals No. 13CA2378PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by JUDGE LICHTENSTEIN
*828¶ 1 The offense of retaliation against a witness or victim, as defined in section 18-8-706, C.R.S. 2016, applies to retaliation against an individual because of that person's relationship to criminal proceedings. This appeal requires us to decide whether it also applies to retaliation against an individual because of that person's relationship to a civil proceeding. We conclude that it does not and therefore vacate defendant Burnest Alvis Johnson's witness retaliation conviction.
¶ 2 Johnson also challenges the trial court's denial of his motions for a mistrial and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- People v. AbbottSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- People v. VigilSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- Clark v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2010
- Jefferson County Board of Equalization v. GerganoffSupreme Court of Colorado · 2010
- Bostelman v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2007
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