Legal Opinion
People of City of Thornton v. Horan
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 22, 1976No. 27240PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Pringle
Nancy McCoy and R. J. Wittenbrink were cited for violating the traffic laws of the City of Thornton in early 1975. They moved to dismiss the charges on the ground that Thornton’s city charter provides for judges who sit at the pleasure of the city council. The motions were denied. McCoy and Wittenbrink were subsequently found guilty by the municipal court and they appealed to the county court.
In the county court, they renewed their motion to dismiss. County Judge John Horan, the respondent here, dismissed the actions, holding: 1) that Colorado’s constitutional and statutory provisions do not…
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