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TIPTON v. CITY OF LAKEWOOD

No. C-1746.

595 P.2d 689 (1979)

Michael E. TIPTON, Petitioner, v. The CITY OF LAKEWOOD By and On Behalf of the People of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

June 4, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Warren, Jr., City Atty., William J. Brady, Deputy City Atty., Lakewood, for respondent.

Michael E. Tipton, pro se.

ROVIRA, Justice.

Michael Tipton (petitioner) petitioned this court to review his conviction for contempt of court on the basis that his refusal to answer certain questions posed by the Municipal Court of the City of Lakewood was founded on the proper exercise of his rights under the Fifth Amendment. The district court affirmed. We agree with the petitioner and reverse his conviction.

The petitioner appeared in municipal court on February 27, 1978, pursuant...

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