Legal Opinion
Scott v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 27, 2017No. Supreme Court Case 12SC966PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
En Banc
JUSTICE GABRIEL delivered the Opinion of the Court,
¶ 1 In this case we review two issues: (1) whether a double jeopardy claim can be raised for the first time on appeal and (2) whether defendant William Costello Scott’s convictions for both aggravated robbery-menaced with a deadly weapon (“aggravated robbery-menaced victim”) and menacing amounted to plain error. 1 In light of our opinion in Reyna-Abarca v. People, 2017 CO 15, 390 P.3d 816, also decided today, we conclude, contrary to the division majority below, that unpreserved double jeopardy claims can be raised for the first time…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. MillerSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
- Hagos v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2012
- People v. CagleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Abarca v. People No. 13SC750, Hill v. People No. 14SC3, Medrano-Bustamante v. People No. 14SC7, People v. SmootsSupreme Court of Colorado · 2017
- People v. UjaamaColorado Court of Appeals · 2012
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3Cited by45 opinions
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