Legal Opinion
People v. District Court for County of Jefferson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 18, 1968No. 23302PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Moore
The district attorney for the First Judicial District commenced this original proceeding to secure a determination of the constitutionality of an act of the legislature dealing with the defense of insanity in criminal cases. The facts giving rise to the controversy are as follows:
An information was filed in the district court of *256Jefferson county in which one Calvin Fulmer was accused of the crime of first degree murder. He entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the alleged commission of the crime. A motion was filed by his attorney seeking entry of an order of court…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Leland v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Brown v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- State v. StrasburgWashington Supreme Court · 1910
- Ingles v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1933
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3Cited by113 opinions
- People v. GuentherSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
- People v. MarcySupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- State v. McKenzieMontana Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. JoynerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Sanchez v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
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