Legal Opinion

People v. Mendoza

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided March 24, 1994No. 91CA0318PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge PLANK.

Defendant, Jesus Mendoza, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of second degree murder. In an earlier decision, we remanded for further proceedings on the issue of whether the prosecutor’s jury selection procedures violated defendant’s right to equal protection of the law. People v. Mendoza, 860 P.2d 1370 (1993). However, on certiorari review, our supreme court vacated that judgment and has remanded the case to this court for reconsideration in light of People v. Cerrone, 854 P.2d 178 (Colo.1993). Upon that consideration, we…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. People v. WheelerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Sawyer v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. People v. SpotoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  4. People v. JamesColorado Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. Sorensen v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2000

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