PEOPLE v. RIGGS

No. 02SC543.

87 P.3d 109 (2004)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner v. Randy Dean RIGGS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied April 5, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken Salazar, Attorney General, John T. Bryan, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Justice Section, Appellate Division, Denver, Colorado, Attorney for Petitioner.

David S. Kaplan, State Public Defender, Mark G. Walta, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, Attorney for Respondent.


Justice COATS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The People sought review of the court of appeals' judgment in People v. Riggs, 68 P.3d 478 (Colo.App.2002), concerning the temporary removal of an insanity acquittee from the state hospital. The court of appeals reversed the district court's order rejecting the hospital staff's recommendation to permit the temporary removal of Randy Riggs from confinement for treatment and rehabilitation...

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