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Whiteaker v. People

Supreme Court of Colorado
Apr 17, 2023
No. 22SC673 (Colo. Apr. 17, 2023)

Opinion

22SC673

04-17-2023

Taunia Marie Whiteaker, Petitioner v. The People of the State of Colorado Respondent


Court of Appeals Case No. 20CA1339

Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED.

Whether the clarified elements test announced in Reyna-Abarca v. People, 2017 CO 15, 390 P.3d 816, and applied in People v. Rock, 2017 CO 84, 402 P.3d 472, abrogated the holding in People v. Garcia, 940 P.2d 357 (Colo. 1997), as modified on denial of reh'g (Aug. 4, 1997), that first degree trespass of a dwelling is not a lesser-included offense of second degree burglary.

DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES.


Summaries of

Whiteaker v. People

Supreme Court of Colorado
Apr 17, 2023
No. 22SC673 (Colo. Apr. 17, 2023)
Case details for

Whiteaker v. People

Case Details

Full title:Taunia Marie Whiteaker, Petitioner v. The People of the State of Colorado…

Court:Supreme Court of Colorado

Date published: Apr 17, 2023

Citations

No. 22SC673 (Colo. Apr. 17, 2023)

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