Supreme Court of Colorado, 2024

Demarea Deshawn Mitchell v. The People of the State of Colorado.

Demarea Deshawn Mitchell v. The People of the State of Colorado.
Supreme Court of Colorado · Decided November 4, 2024

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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