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· 5/6/1985

People v. Schoondermark

Citations

  • 699 P.2d 411
  • 1985 Colo. LEXIS 435

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that evidence that “defendant’s arms came in contact with [the arresting officers] during [his] various struggles” with the officers was sufficient to support a finding that he had applied physical force
  • defining the violent application of physical force as the “abnormally sudden and intense use of physical strength against a peace officer”
  • finding sufficient evidence to support a defendant’s conviction of second degree assault where the defendant “struggled violently” against the officers who restrained him, while noting that the defendant basically conceded his conduct was violent
  • officer testimony that the defendant’s “arms came in contact” with the officers was sufficient to support a conviction of second degree assault against a peace officer

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Judges: Kirshbaum

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