PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

Court of Appeals No. 18CA1212.

498 P.3d 157 (2021)

2021 COA 102

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sylvia JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

Announced July 29, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Joseph G. Michaels , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Patrick R. Henson , Alternate Defense Counsel, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.


¶ 1 The General Assembly enacted Colorado's "straw purchaser" statute following the revelation that adults had sold guns to the teenagers who opened fire on fellow students and teachers at Columbine High School. After Columbine, the legislature enacted section 18-12-111(1), C.R.S. 2020, to prevent "straw purchasers...

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