Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Department of Corrections v. Pena
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 20, 1996No. 94SC227PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
This case is one of several litigated by the Department of Corrections (DOC) and the City and County of Denver regarding the transfer of state-sentenced prisoners from county jails to state prisons. The litigation has focused upon overcrowded conditions in the Denver County Jail due in part to a backlogging of state-sentenced prisoners in that facility. We granted certiorari to determine whether the court of appeals erred when it (1) held that a district court may order the DOC to take state-sentenced prisoners in a particular order; and (2) vacated that portion of the Denver District Court’s…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Hart v. BestSupreme Court of Colorado · 1949
- People v. LockhartSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- Beckord v. District Court of the County of LarimerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- Kort v. HufnagelSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- People v. MillerSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
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