Legal Opinion
Kreiser v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 17, 1979No. C-1715PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lee
Certiorari was granted to review the decision of the Colorado Court of Appeals in People v. Kreiser, 41 Colo. App. 210, 585 P.2d 301. We reverse.
Petitioner, Edward Kreiser, was charged with first-degree assault under section 18-3-202, C.R.S. 1973. The charge arose out of a beating which allegedly occurred on October 20, 1975. The facts are set forth in People v. Kreiser, supra, and need not be repeated here.
The jury was instructed on first-degree assault, and on the lesser included offenses of second-degree assault with intent to cause serious bodily injury (section 18-3-203(l)(a), C.R.S.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Villaroman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- State v. DoughtySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- People v. KingSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- People v. PattersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- People v. SisnerosColorado Court of Appeals · 1980
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