Legal Opinion
People v. District Court of Colorado's Seventeenth Judicial District
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 18, 1990No. 90SA82PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
This original proceeding by the prosecution pursuant to C.A.R. 21 raises the issue of whether the trial court clearly abused its discretion in barring the testimony of the prosecution’s key eyewitness because of an alleged violation of Crim.P. 16. We issued a rule to show cause and an order staying the criminal proceedings below. We now make the rule absolute and lift the stay.
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There are four cases and four defendants involved in this original proceeding from Adams County District Court. The defendants are Jesus Joel Millan (Criminal Action No. 89CR0752), Jesus J. Tarin (No. 89CR0754), Jose…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Carlton E. Bryant, United States of America v. William E. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Sam Salvatore Sarcinelli and Pamela Sue MessinaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Charles R. Gee, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- People v. District Court of the 2nd Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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3Cited by32 opinions
- People v. DunlapSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
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- People v. NullSupreme Court of Colorado · 2010
- People v. Cevallos-AcostaColorado Court of Appeals · 2005
- J.P. v. District Court in & for the 2nd Judicial District of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
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