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People v. Jefferson
Colorado Supreme Court
748 P.2d 1223 (1988)
- Written by Carolyn Strutton, JD
Facts
Colorado had both a second-degree murder statute and an extreme-indifference first-degree murder statute that criminalized similar conduct. In two criminal cases, the district court held that the extreme-indifference murder statute was facially unconstitutional because it could not be rationally distinguished from the second-degree murder statute and that it therefore violated defendants’ equal-protection rights. The two cases came before the Colorado Supreme Court on appeal.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Rovira, J.)
Dissent (Quinn, C.J.)
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