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People v. Madsen

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided October 15, 1985No. 84SA35PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUBOFSKY, Justice.

The People appeal from an Adams County District Court order dismissing the charges against the defendant on the ground that the statutory speedy trial period had expired. We reverse.

On September 27,1982, the Adams County district attorney filed an information charging the defendant with one count of felony menacing. § 18-3-206, 8 C.R.S. (1978). The defendant was arraigned and pled not guilty on January 6, 1983. Trial was set for May 11, 1983. On May 11, the prosecutor informed the court that the People had reached a plea agreement with the defendant, whereby the defendant…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. People v. BellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. JenschSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Maynes v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
  5. People v. GeorgeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. SchneiderSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
  2. People v. EatonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. State v. AndersonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
  4. People v. MartinSupreme Court of Colorado · 1995
  5. People v. FrenchColorado Court of Appeals · 2007

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