Supreme Court of Colorado, 2024

Phillip Paul Madrid v. The People of the State of Colorado

Phillip Paul Madrid v. The People of the State of Colorado
Supreme Court of Colorado · Decided September 30, 2024

Phillip Paul Madrid v. The People of the State of Colorado

Opinion

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Phillip Paul Madrid, Petitioner
v.
The People of the State of Colorado Respondent

No. 24SC156

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc

September 30, 2024


          Court of Appeals Case No. 21CA12

         Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED.

          CHIEF JUSTICE MARQUEZ would grant as to the following issue:

         Whether a defendant is entitled to raise the statutory affirmative defense of duress without showing that the threat was imminent and that there were no reasonable alternatives to the prohibited conduct.

Opinion

Court of Appeals Case No. 21CA12

Petition for Writ of Certiorari DENIED.

CHIEF JUSTICE MARQUEZ would grant as to the following issue:

Whether a defendant is entitled to raise the statutory affirmative defense of duress without showing that the threat was imminent and that there were no reasonable alternatives to the prohibited conduct.

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