Legal Opinion
Allen v. District Court
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 25, 1974No. 26247PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
*204This original proceeding in the nature of prohibition seeks to prohibit the district court from forcing the State Public Defender to represent both Harlin J. Allen and Mary Tonia Hernandez. We issued a rule to show cause and now make the rule absolute.
On June 13, 1973, Mary Tonia Hernandez was charged with the crime of theft for allegedly obtaining welfare assistance by fraud. 1971 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-4-401. The Pueblo Public Defender’s Office was appointed to represent the defendant, Hernandez. Harlin J. Allen, who was then an employee of the welfare department, was endorsed as a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. HaymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States Ex Rel. Williamson v. LaValleeDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1968
- Isadore Olshen v. Daniel McMann as Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- District of Columbia v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- People v. DavisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Matter of King Resources Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 1982
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