REYNA-ABARCA v. PEOPLE

Supreme Court Case Nos. 13SC725, 13SC750, 14SC3, 14SC7.

390 P.3d 816 (2017)

2017 CO 15

Mario REYNA-ABARCA, Petitioner, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent. Dallas Cameron Hill, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent, v. The People of the State of Colorado, Respondent/Cross-Petitioner. Jorge Arturo Medrano-Bustamante, Petitioner, v. The People of the State of Colorado, Respondent. The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Ruben Charles Smoots, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

February 27, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner Mario Reyna-Abarca: Douglas K. Wilson, Public Defender, Anne T. Amicarella, Deputy Public Defender, Denver, Colorado

Attorneys for Petitioner Dallas Cameron Hill: Douglas K. Wilson, Public Defender, Rachel K. Mercer, Deputy Public Defender, Britta Kruse, Senior Deputy Public Defender, Denver, Colorado

Attorneys for Petitioner Jorge Arturo Medrano-Bustamante: Douglas K. Wilson, Public Defender, Alan Kratz, Deputy Public Defender, Denver, Colorado

Attorneys for Petitioner/Respondent The People of the State of Colorado: Cynthia H. Coffman, Attorney General, John T. Lee, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado

Attorneys for Respondent Ruben Charles Smoots: Douglas K. Wilson, Public Defender, Inga K. Nelson, Deputy Public Defender, Britta Kruse, Senior Deputy Public Defender, Denver, Colorado

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Criminal Defense Bar: Tiftickjian Law Firm, P.C., Jay M. Tiftickjian, Denver, Colorado

En Banc


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