CITY OF ENGLEWOOD v. HAMMES

No. 81SC267.

671 P.2d 947 (1983)

CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, Petitioner, v. John David HAMMES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied November 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick DeWitt, City Atty., City of Englewood, Loretta B. Huffine, Asst. City Atty., Englewood, for petitioner City of Englewood.

Mark Cameron Johnson, Allen J. Kincaid, Allen J. Kincaid & Associates, Brush, for respondent.

Max P. Zall, City Atty., City of Denver, Norman R. Bangeman, Lee G. Rallis, Howard E. Willner, Asst. City Attys., Denver, for amicus curiae City and County of Denver.


DUBOFSKY, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review the judgment of the Arapahoe County District Court reversing the municipal court conviction of the defendant, John Hammes, of "interfering with an officer" under City of Englewood (Englewood) Municipal Ordinance 11-6-15.1 The district court determined that the ordinance was unconstitutional. We limit the ordinance to knowing conduct, and as limited, uphold it as constitutional. However...

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