Legal Opinion
People v. Rostad
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 6, 1983No. 82SA31PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRSHBAUM, Justice.
The People appeal the trial court’s judgment declaring Colorado’s vehicular homicide and vehicular assault statutes unconstitutional. We reverse.
Defendant, Gregory Scott Rostad, was charged with violations of sections 18-3-106(l)(b)(I) and 18-3-205(l)(b)(I), C.R.S. 1973 (1978 RepLVol. 8) (1982 Cum.Supp.). 1 These statutes state as follows:
“If a person operates or drives a motor vehicle while under the influence of any drug or intoxicant and such conduct is the proximate cause of the death of another, he commits vehicular homicide. This is a strict liability crime.” Section…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Smith v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- People v. TippettSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
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