Legal Opinion
People v. Blalock
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 26, 1979No. 27802PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
The district attorney has filed a direct appeal from a district court order which granted the defendant’s motion for post-conviction relief, pursuant to Crim. P. 35(b), and ordered a new trial. We affirm.
Blalock was charged in a three-count information with attempted murder (section 18-2-101, C.R.S. 1973), first-degree sexual assault (section 18-3-402, C.R.S. 1973), and second-degree kidnapping (section 18-3-302, C.R.S. 1973). The defendant pled not guilty, and trial was to a jury.
Before the case was submitted to the jury, the attempted murder charge was dismissed, and the defendant was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Osborn v. District Court, Fourteenth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
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