PEOPLE v. THOMPSON

Court of Appeals No. 09CA2784.

413 P.3d 306 (2017)

2017 COA 56

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Aaron Duane THOMPSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Announced May 4, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia H. Coffman , Attorney General, Jillian J. Price , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Keyonyu X. O'Connell , Alternate Defense Counsel, Denver, Colorado; Lynn C. Hartfield , Alternate Defense Counsel, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.


¶ 1 This appeal poses a question of first impression in Colorado: Do indigent defendants in criminal cases have (1) a constitutional right to be represented by private counsel who are willing to represent them without cost; and simultaneously (2) a constitutional right to receive state-funded ancillary services...

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