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Supreme Court of Colorado· 5/19/1997

People v. Coria

Citations

  • 937 P.2d 386
  • 1997 WL 175053

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • prosecutor’s references to “Theatrics 101,” “smoke and mirrors,” and “diversionary tactics” are misconduct when used to attack or mock defense counsel
  • “Courts ‘ must meticulously avoid any appearance of partiality . . . . ’” (quoting People v. Hrapski , 718 P.2d 1050, 1054 (Colo. 1986))
  • prosecutor’s references to “smoke and mirrors” and “diversionary tactics” would be improper if used as a means to attack or mock defense counsel
  • “Courts ‘ must meticulously avoid any appearance of partiality . . . . ’” (quoting People v. Hrapski , 718 P.2d 1050, 1054 (Colo. 1986))

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Judges: Hobbs

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26 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases named People v. Coria

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