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PEOPLE v. RAU

Supreme Court Case No. 20SC583.

501 P.3d 803 (2022)

2022 CO 3

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Patrick RAU, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

January 10, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner: Michael J. Allen , District Attorney, Fourth Judicial, District Doyle Baker , Senior Deputy District Attorney, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: The Bussey Law Firm, P.C., Timothy R. Bussey , Colorado Springs, Colorado.

JUSTICE SAMOUR delivered the Opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BOATRIGHT, JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ, JUSTICE HOOD, JUSTICE GABRIEL, JUSTICE HART, and JUSTICE BERKENKOTTER joined.

¶1 Colorado's so-called Make My Day law, section 18-1-704.5, C.R.S. (2021), addresses the justified use of force against intruders in the home. The statute's nickname stems from a line in the film Sudden Impact. See People v. Alaniz, 2016 COA 101, ¶ 1 n.1, 409 P...

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