Legal Opinion
Kostal v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 25, 1968No. 23355PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Moore
Plaintiff in error will be referred to as the defendant. The factual background which is involved in this proceeding has been before this court on three different occasions. Kostal v. People, 160 Colo. 64, 414 P.2d 123; Watson v. People, 155 Colo. 357, 394 P.2d 737; Kostal v. People, 144 Colo. 505, 357 P.2d 70.
Following the decision of this court in the case first cited, the defendant filed a motion under Colo. R. Crim. P. 35(b) the purpose of which was to vacate the judgment under which he is serving a life sentence for the crime of murder. His motion in substance alleges that “falsified…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miller v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kostal v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1960
- Kostal v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1966
- Watson v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1964
- Brown v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1966
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- People v. HubbardSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
- Brinklow v. RivelandSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
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