Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Zavaras
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 21, 1998No. 97SA185PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Martinez
The petitioner, Hayward Lawson, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the District Court for the City and County of Denver. The district court denied the petition as premature because the petitioner had not first exhausted other legal remedies. See Lawson v. Zavaras, No. 97CV1060 (Denver Dist. Ct. Apr. 2, 1997) (order denying petition). Lawson appeals from this denial. We affirm the trial court’s judgment, but on grounds different from those employed by that court.
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We draw the following facts from the petition for writ of habeas corpus and from the parties’ briefs. Lawson is currently…
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