PEOPLE v. MENDOZA

No. 27156.

549 P.2d 766 (1976)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Edward Robert MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

May 10, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Dale Tooley, Dist. Atty., Brooke Wunnicke, Chief App. Deputy Dist. Atty., Denver, for plaintiff-appellant.

No appearance for defendant-appellee.


ERICKSON, Justice.

This is an appeal by the district attorney for the Second Judicial District on a question of law, pursuant to section 16-12-102, C.R.S.1973. This appeal was taken after the district court dismissed felony assault charges against the defendant, Edward Robert Mendoza, on defense counsel's plea of autrefois convict. We reverse and remand with directions that the charges be reinstated against the defendant in the district court.

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