Legal Opinion
People v. Lyles
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 7, 1974No. 26012PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
Defendant Terry Lee Lyles was denied release from the Colorado State Hospital. This is an appeal from that judgment. We need discuss only one of several issues since it requires reversal and remand for a new hearing.
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Defendant Lyles originally was charged with having committed aggravated robbery. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity, and committed to the Colorado State Hospital at Pueblo. Pursuant to Colo. Sess. Laws 1972, ch. 44, 39-8-116 at 231, the institution recommended that defendant be released from custody. The district attorney objected. After hearing to a jury in accordance…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Vincent E. Jenkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- People v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Spears Free Clinic & Hospital for Poor Children v. MaierSupreme Court of Colorado · 1953
- Dodge v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1969
- Paul F. Hidden v. The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, a Body Corporate of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by8 opinions
- People v. GilesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
- People v. ToddSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
- Vialpando v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- People v. MossmannColorado Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. District Court for Second Judicial Dist.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1975
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