Legal Opinion

People v. Hancock

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided August 6, 1974No. 25591PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day

This is an appeal from convictions of aggravated robbery, 1967 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-5-1, and assault with a deadly weapon, C.R.S. 1963, 40-2-34, both of which arise out of the same incident.

On February 19, 1971, the manager of a supermarket was robbed at gunpoint by three men. Two of the robbers beat the manager in the store and parking lot while a third remained in the getaway car. As the car drove away, an eyewitness viewed the defendant in the back seat of the auto. The getaway car was positively identified by three witnesses who testified as to its make and license number. It was…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Gore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. People v. LoweSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  2. People v. BartowsheskiSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  3. People v. MartinMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
  4. People v. CarlsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  5. People v. BreidenbachSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994

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