Legal Opinion
COUNTY COURT IN & FOR CTY. OF EL PASO v. Ruth
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 12, 1977No. C-1190PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals’ decision in Ruth v. County Court, 38 Colo. App. 459, 563 P.2d 956 (1976). We reverse and remand with directions.
The respondent was charged in two criminal actions with violations of the Colorado motor vehicle laws. The first charge was filed on January 20, 1975, and the second charge, based upon the same occurrence, was made on February 7, 1975. On January 20, 1975, he was charged with improperly backing his vehicle into another vehicle1 and with leaving the scene of an accident without attempting to notify the owner of the second vehicle…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. Peter BeckermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- People v. CookeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
- United States v. Domenic Nicholas DisilvioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by40 opinions
- State v. JenichWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. BarancoHawaii Supreme Court · 1994
- People v. SalyerColorado Court of Appeals · 2003
- People v. District Court, City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1998
- State v. MilenkovichNebraska Supreme Court · 1990
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