In re People v. Shank

Citations

• 2018 CO 51
• 420 P.3d 240

Syllabus

Public Defender Representation—Statutory Interpretation. In this case, the Supreme Court determined whether the Office of the State Public Defender has statutory authority to represent an indigent defendant in a civil forfeiture matter. Reviewing the plain language of the relevant statutes, the Court concluded that the Office of the State Public Defender was not statutorily authorized to enter its appearance in the underlying civil forfeiture matter.