PEOPLE v. SIMPSON

No. 11CA2431.

292 P.3d 1153 (2012)

2012 COA 156

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Timothy Wayne SIMPSON, Defendant-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

September 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pete Hautzinger , District Attorney, Bo A. Zeerip , Deputy District Attorney, Grand Junction, CO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Douglas K. Wilson , Colorado State Public Defender, Elizabeth Griffin , Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellee.


Opinion by Judge RUSSEL.

¶ 1 The People appeal from a pretrial order dismissing some of the charges that they filed against defendant, Timothy Wayne Simpson. They contend that the court lacked authority to hold a preliminary hearing on two theft counts. We reject the People's arguments and affirm the court's order.

I. Background

¶ 2 Simpson is charged with several offenses, including theft and theft by receiving. These two theft counts...

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