PEOPLE v. DISTRICT COURT

No. 96SA468.

933 P.2d 22 (1997)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT COURT, City and County of Denver, and One of the Judges Thereof, Honorable Morris B. Hoffman, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

February 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. William Ritter, Jr., District Attorney, Second Judicial District, Nathan B. Coats, Chief Appellate Deputy District Attorney, Gerald J. Rafferty, Deputy District Attorney, Denver, for Petitioner.

James A. Castle, Shelley Gilman, Denver, for Defendant Isaac Alexander.

Philip A. Cherner, Jason C. Middleton, Denver, for Defendant Dwayne Wilson.


Chief Justice VOLLACK delivered the Opinion of the Court.

In this original proceeding, we directed the Denver District Court to show cause why its December 20, 1996, order directing disclosure of addresses and telephone numbers for witnesses who had been placed under witness protection should not be vacated. The prosecution contends that the district court's order should be vacated because the witnesses' right to personal safety in this case outweighs the defendants...

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