PEOPLE v. WRIGHT

No. 08SA71.

196 P.3d 1146 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff v. Randy Rico WRIGHT, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 2, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Newsome, District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District, Bill Edie, Deputy District Attorney, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Daniel O. Fenaughty, Shimon Kohn, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Attorneys for Defendant.

Douglas K. Wilson, Colorado State Public Defender, Pamela A. Dayton, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado State Public Defender and Colorado Criminal Defense Bar.


Justice COATS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The People petitioned pursuant to C.A.R. 21 for relief from an order of the district court suppressing statements made by Wright, the defendant in a number of criminal prosecutions, for violation of Rule 4.2 of the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct. The district court found it to be a violation of the ethical rule for an agent of the district attorney to contact, for any reason, a defendant being represented by...

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