Legal Opinion

People v. Jones

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided September 8, 1983No. 81CA0266PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PIERCE, Judge.

Defendant, Nicholas James Jones, appeals his jury conviction of first degree murder and aggravated robbery. We reverse.

I

Defendant first contends the trial court erred when it refused to dismiss those charges filed against him on grounds defendant had been denied his right to a speedy trial. We disagree.

Defendant pled not guilty. Thereafter, because of suggestions by Jones counsel, the court ordered that he be examined as to his mental competency to stand trial. Defendant asserts that the time during which trial proceedings were stayed pending the determination of his mental…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. James Pickens Davis, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
  2. David Lord Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
  3. United States v. Anthony Cartano, A/K/A Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
  4. People v. MaesColorado Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. People ex rel. Faulk v. District Court of the Eleventh Judicial District of ColoradoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Jones v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  2. People v. RiveraColorado Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. People v. WartenaSupreme Court of Colorado · 2007
  4. People v. CruzColorado Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Rosales v. MilyardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013

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