Legal Opinion

People v. Russell

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided March 13, 2014No. Court of Appeals No. 11CA1929PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

JUDGE MILLER

¶ 1 Defendant, Brandi Jessica Russell, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana concentrate, and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with directions.

¶ 2 In Part II, we hold, as a matter of first impression, that Colorado Constitution article XVIII, section 16 (popularly known as Amendment 64), which decriminalized pos*73session of one ounce or less of marijuana for personal use, applies retroactively to defendants whose convictions under…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. People v. IbarraSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
  2. Bickel v. City of BoulderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  3. People v. EppensSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
  4. People v. ThomasSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
  5. Werre v. DavidMontana Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. StellabotteSupreme Court of Colorado · 2018
  2. People v. StellabotteColorado Court of Appeals · 2016
  3. People v. BoydColorado Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. People v. DouglasColorado Court of Appeals · 2015
  5. Russell v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2017

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