Legal Opinion

People v. Roybal

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided September 22, 1980No. 79SA466PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOHR, Justice.

The district court granted thé motion of the defendant, Andrew David Roybal, for judgment notwithstanding verdict after a jury had found the defendant guilty of Driving After Judgment Prohibited, section 42-2-206, C.R.S.1973. The district attorney appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing the case. He also asks that we disapprove the trial court’s ruling as to the procedure for determining whether the defendant had to drive the motor vehicle because of an “emergency,” a question relevant to sentencing. We disapprove that ruling, reverse the order of dismissal, and remand…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. People v. RoybalSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  3. People v. RandolphSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
  4. People v. McKnightSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  5. People v. CaninoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. People v. GutierrezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  2. People v. GermanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  3. Watkins v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  4. Apodaca v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  5. People v. QuintanaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981

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