Vela v. People

Petitioners seek review of an Order of the Weld County District Court affirming their conviction for disturbance under 1965 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-8-1. They contend that the County Court lacked jurisdiction to proceed with the trial of the charges against them, because the state statute under which they were prosecuted and convicted was superseded by applicable ordinances of the home rule city of Greeley.

In purely local and municipal matters, home rule cities may exercise exclusive jurisdiction by passing ordinances which supersede state statutes. Until they do so, however, the Colorado…