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PEOPLE v. DENVER PUB. CO., INC.

No. 28277.

597 P.2d 1038 (1979)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The DENVER PUBLISHING CO., INC., d/b/a Rocky Mountain News, Defendant-Appellee. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Paul HUTCHINSON, Defendant-Appellee. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Al KNIGHT, Defendant-Appellee. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frances MELROSE, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

July 16, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Gallagher, Jr., Dist. Atty., James C. Sell, Chief Deputy Dist. Atty., Paul A. King, Deputy Dist. Atty., Littleton, for plaintiff-appellant.

Clark, Martin & Pringle, Bruce D. Pringle, Denver, for defendants-appellees.

ROVIRA, Justice.

The People appeal the dismissal by the Douglas County District Court of charges against the Denver Publishing Company, publisher of the Rocky Mountain News; Paul Hutchinson; Al Knight and Frances Melrose (defendants).1

On March 11, 1978 the Douglas County Courthouse was destroyed by fire. An investigation was commenced, and a 17-year-old girl was arrested on March 22...

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