PEOPLE v. MONROE

Supreme Court Case No. 18SC708.

468 P.3d 1273 (2020)

2020 CO 67

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner v. Sheila Renee MONROE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

Rehearing Denied August 17, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner: Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Matthew S. Holman , First Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: Megan A. Ring , Public Defender, Anne T. Amicarella , Deputy Public Defender, Denver, Colorado.

En Banc


¶1 Colorado has long followed the no-duty-to-retreat rule in self-defense cases. That rule permits non-aggressors to stand their ground when acting in self-defense. So, when the defendant, Sheila Renee Monroe, argued that she stabbed a fellow bus passenger in the neck out of self-defense, she...

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