State Supreme Court / Colo.

People v. Medina

Decided September 9, 1985. Joseph R. Quinn wrote the opinion for the court.

705 P.2d 961 · Cited 652 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Addington v. Texas · 441 U.S. 418
Davis v. Hubbard · 506 F. Supp. 915
Mills v. Rogers · 457 U.S. 291
Jackson v. Indiana · 406 U.S. 715
Humphrey v. Cady · 405 U.S. 504
Rogers v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health · 458 N.E.2d 308
Schloendorff v. Society of the New York Hospital · 105 N.E. 92
Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. Saikewicz · 370 N.E.2d 417
Guardianship of Roe · 421 N.E.2d 40
Petition of Edilson · 637 P.2d 362
Price v. Sheppard · 239 N.W.2d 905
Maercklein v. Smith · 266 P.2d 1095
People v. Lane · 581 P.2d 719
People v. Taylor · 618 P.2d 1127
People v. Chavez · 629 P.2d 1040
Bloskas v. Murray · 646 P.2d 907
In re the Mental Health of K. K. B. · 609 P.2d 747
Stensvad v. Reivitz · 601 F. Supp. 128

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People ex rel. Strodtman · 293 P.3d 123
People v. Gilliland · 769 P.2d 477
People ex rel. Marquardt · 369 P.3d 653
In Re the Mental Commitment of M.P. · 500 N.E.2d 216
McCarthy v. Schuoler · 723 P.2d 1103
Gilford v. People · 2 P.3d 120
People ex rel. M.K.M. · 765 P.2d 1075
In Re Steen · 437 N.W.2d 101
Hopkins v. People · 772 P.2d 624
Washington v. Harper · 494 U.S. 210
Harper v. State · 759 P.2d 358
People v. Pflugbeil · 834 P.2d 843
Rivers v. Katz · 67 N.Y.2d 485
In re C.E. · 161 Ill. 2d 200
In Re CE · 641 N.E.2d 345
Riese v. St. Mary's Hospital & Medical Center · 209 Cal. App. 3d 1303
State v. Perry · 610 So. 2d 746
Matter of Schmidt · 443 N.W.2d 824
Myers v. Alaska Psychiatric Institute · 138 P.3d 238
State Ex Rel. Jones v. Gerhardstein · 416 N.W.2d 883
Steele v. Hamilton County Community Mental Health Board · 90 Ohio St. 3d 176

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