Legal Opinion
Sandoval v. Farish
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 16, 1984No. 82SA330PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Chief Justice.
The Conejos County District Court dismissed John Sandoval’s petition for relief in the nature of mandamus pursuant to C.R.C.P. 106 and section 16-5-209, C.R.S. 1973 (1978 Repl.Vol. 8). On appeal, Sandoval asserts that a crime was committed and that the district court erred in not compelling the district attorney to prosecute under section 16-5-209. We affirm the district court.-
Section 16-5-209 provides in part:
“The judge of a court having jurisdiction of the alleged offense, upon affidavit filed with him alleging the commission of a crime and the unjustified refusal…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Inmates of Attica Correctional Facility v. Nelson A. RockefellerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Diana Kearny Powell v. Nicholas Katzenbach, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Pugach v. KleinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- United States v. BrokawDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 1945
- In the Matter of Alexander M. Goldberg v. Hon. Julius J. Hoffman, Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., Hon. H. Brian Holland and Hon. Robert TiekenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
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