Legal Opinion

People v. Valencia

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided April 5, 2007No. 05CA0572PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge DAILEY.

Defendant, Sergio Valencia, also known as Cesar Holguin, appeals the judgments of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding. him guilty of possession of marihuana with intent to distribute and possession of eight ounces or more of marihuana. He also appeals his adjudication and sentencing as an habitual criminal. We affirm.

Defendant's convictions arose from a traf-fie stop in rural Colorado. A state trooper pulled over a car, in which defendant was a passenger, for failure to use headlights when visibility was less than 1000 feet. The driver told the trooper that…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Downum v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Monge v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. People v. LeskeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1998
  5. Masters v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. PorterSupreme Court of Colorado · 2015
  2. People v. MadisonColorado Court of Appeals · 2007
  3. State v. BarronMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  4. People v. MooreColorado Court of Appeals · 2010
  5. People v. PorterColorado Court of Appeals · 2013

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