PEOPLE v. WHITEAKER

Court of Appeals No. 20CA1339.

519 P.3d 1127 (2022)

2022 COA 84

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Taunia Marie WHITEAKER, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. VII.

Announced July 28, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Grant R. Fevurly , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Megan A. Ring , Colorado State Public Defender, Kira L. Suyeishi , Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.


¶ 1 A court may not punish a criminal defendant twice for the same offense: "The Double Jeopardy Clauses of the United States and Colorado Constitutions provide that an accused shall not be twice placed in jeopardy for the same offense." Reyna-Abarca v. People, 2017 CO 15, ¶ 49, 390 P.3d...

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