Legal Opinion
People v. Smith
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 22, 1993No. 92SA363PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Yollack
Donald Eugene Smith (Smith) appeals the decision of the district court in People v. Smith, No. 89CR72 (June 28, 1990), wherein the jury found Smith guilty of first degree murder and the district court sentenced Smith to the mandatory minimum sentence of life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for forty years. § 18-l-105(l)(a)(IV), 8B C.R.S. (1986 & 1989 Supp.); § 16-11-103, 8A C.R.S. (1986 & 1989 Supp.). Smith appeals and contends that the district court erred by: (1) instructing the jury that the prosecution would not seek the death penalty pursuant to section 16-10-110, 8A C.R.S.…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Gore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by20 opinions
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