Demarea Deshawn Mitchell v. The People of the State of Colorado.
Demarea Deshawn Mitchell v. The People of the State of Colorado.
Opinion
Court of Appeals Case No. 21CA1676
Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED.
[REFRAMED] Whether the court of appeals erred in affirming the trial court's denial of petitioner's motion to dismiss for selective prosecution in a case in which the petitioner, who is Black, and his three codefendants were all charged with felony murder but only the two non-Black defendants received a plea bargain offer that allowed them to be tried in juvenile court in exchange for their cooperation with law enforcement.
DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES.
Opinion
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Demarea Deshawn Mitchell, Petitioner
v.
The People of the State of Colorado. Respondent
No. 24SC122
Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc
November 4, 2024
Court of Appeals Case No. 21CA1676
Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED.
[REFRAMED] Whether the court of appeals erred in affirming the trial court's denial of petitioner's motion to dismiss for selective prosecution in a case in which the petitioner, who is Black, and his three codefendants were all charged with felony murder but only the two non-Black defendants received a plea bargain offer that allowed them to be tried in juvenile court in exchange for their cooperation with law enforcement.
DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES.
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