Legal Opinion
People v. Lincoln
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 25, 2007No. 07SA82, 07SA83PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hobbs
In this interlocutory appeal pursuant to sections 16-12-102(2) and 20-1-107, C.R.S. (2006), we review whether the trial court properly exercised its discretion when it disqualified two assistant district attorneys, Richard Tuttle and Tammy Eret, and the entire Mesa County District Attorney’s Office from further participation in two pending cases against the defendant, Samuel Lincoln, after finding special circumstances. We conclude that the trial court had insufficient grounds to disqualify Tuttle, Eret, and the entire Mesa County District Attorney’s Office.
Tuttle and Eret had previously…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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