SANDERSON v. PEOPLE

No. 99CA0203.

12 P.3d 851 (2000)

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

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. V.

Certiorari Denied October 23, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Borchers, P.C., Richard M. Borchers, Westminster, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Ken Salazar, Attorney General, Michael E. McLachlan, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellee.


Opinion by Judge ROTHENBERG.

Plaintiff, Robert Sanderson, appeals the judgment dismissing his claim for declaratory relief against defendant, the People of the State of Colorado. The sole issue on appeal is whether § 18-3-104(1)(b), C.R.S.1999, which criminalizes assisted suicide, violates Sanderson's rights under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Because we conclude it does not, we affirm.

Sanderson is...

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