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Watkins v. People

Citations

  • 655 P.2d 834
  • 1982 Colo. LEXIS 763

How courts have described this case

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

  • “A prior conviction obtained in violation of a constitutional right of the accused cannot be used in a subsequent criminal proceeding to support guilt or to enhance punishment.”
  • listing specific intent as a critical element

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Judges: Quinn, Rovira, Hodges

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38 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 Watkins v. People

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