PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

Supreme Court Case No. 20SC790.

499 P.3d 1045 (2021)

2021 CO 79

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Eddie Wayne JOHNSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

December 13, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner: Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Brittany L. Limes , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, CO.

Attorneys for Respondent: Megan A. Ring , Public Defender, Chelsea E. Mowrer , Deputy Public Defender, Denver, CO.

En Banc.


¶1 Defendant, Eddie Wayne Johnson, died of natural causes before completing the direct appeal of his criminal convictions in this case. Under the common law doctrine of abatement ab initio,1 when a criminal defendant dies under these circumstances, his convictions...

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