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Perea v. DIST. COURT IN & FOR SIXTH JUD. DIST.

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 17, 1979No. 79SA487PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson

Fidel A. Perea petitioned for a writ of mandamus to compel the district court to grant him credit for 101 days presentence confinement time. We issued a rule to show cause and now discharge that rule.

Perea was arrested and charged with first and second-degree assault. Sections 18-3-202, 203, C.R.S. 1973 (now in 1978 Repl. Vol. 8). Because he was indigent and unable to make bail, Perea was incarcerated for a period of 101 days prior to the imposition of a jail sentence. At trial Perea was convicted of the lesser included offense of reckless endangerment. Section 18-3-208, C.R.S. 1973 (now in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. JonesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
  2. People v. NelsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
  3. People v. MartinezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
  4. People v. ScottSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
  5. People v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. TurmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  2. Castro v. DIST. COURT OF TENTH JUDICIAL DIST.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  3. Castro v. District Court of the Tenth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  4. Castro v. District Court of the Tenth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  5. People v. TurmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983

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