Legal Opinion
Cappelli v. Honorable Demlow
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided June 27, 1996No. 95CA0341PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge CASEBOLT.
Plaintiff, Jason A. Cappelli, appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his civil action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) and C.R.C.P. 106 against defendant, James C. Demlow, a judge of the Jefferson County court. We affirm.
On January 13,1994, Cappelli was arrested and charged in Jefferson County court with two counts of fourth degree arson and one count of obstructing a fireman. The criminal case was assigned to Judge Demlow.
Six months later, after Cappelli had been admitted to bail, the People filed a motion seeking to obtain a mental competency evaluation…
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