Legal Opinion
In Re Application of Knight
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided June 24, 1975No. 75-101PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
537 P.2d 1085 (1975)
In the Matter of the Application for Change of Name of Walter KNIGHT, Petitioner-Appellant.
No. 75-101.
Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.
June 24, 1975.
Walter Knight, pro se.
Selected for Official Publication.
STERNBERG, Judge.
Walter Knight, an inmate of the State Prison, petitioned the district court to change his name to Sundiata Simba. His reasons were "to acknowledge the heritage of [his] past, and to fortify [his] acceptance of [his] religious beliefs as required by [his] faith." Nine months later, the request was denied. We reverse.
The statute under which the petition…
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