FUENTES-ESPINOZA v. PEOPLE

Supreme Court Case No. 13SC128.

408 P.3d 445 (2017)

2017 CO 98

Bernardino FUENTES-ESPINOZA, Petitioner, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

October 10, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner: Douglas K. Wilson , Public Defender, Ned R. Jaeckle , Deputy Public Defender, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: Cynthia H. Coffman , Attorney General, John T. Lee , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amici Curiae The National Immigration Law Center, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, and South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center: The Meyer Law Office, Hans Meyer , Denver, Colorado, The National Immigration Law Center, Nicholas Espiritu , Melissa Keaney , Los Angeles, California.

En Banc


¶ 1 In this case, petitioner Bernardino Fuentes-Espinoza challenges his convictions under Colorado's human smuggling statute, section 18-13-128, C.R.S. (2017), on the ground that that statute is preempted by the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C...

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