5 Colorado opinions name it 2 courts 1967–2025 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Colorado courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Stevenson v. United Statesgreen2 sentences2025See, e.g. , Stevenson v. United States , 162 U.S. 313, 322-23 ( 1896 ) ( concluding that the defendant was entitled to both a manslaughter instruction based on heat of passion and the arguably inconsistent affirmative defense of self-defense; explaining, " [I] f there be any evidence fairly tending to bear upon the issue of manslaughter, it is the province of the jury to determine from all the evidence what the condition of mind was, and to say whether the crime was murder or manslaughter." ) . 2025See, e.g. , Stevenson v. United States , 162 U.S. 313, 322-23 (1896) (concluding that the defendant was entitled to both a manslaughter instruction based on heat of passion and the arguably inconsistent affirmative defense of self-defense; explaining, "[I]f there be any evidence fairly tending to bear upon the issue of manslaughter, it is the province of the jury to determine from all the evidence what the condition of mind was, and to say whether the crime was murder or manslaughter."). | 1 | 1 |
People v. Mullinsgreen2 sentences1978See People v. Mullins, 188 Colo. 23 , 532 P.2d 733 (1975). 1978See People v. Mullins, 188 Colo. 23 , 532 P.2d 733 (1975). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Colorado. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
People v. Coston
green
2 sentences1981Specifically, it found that no facts appeared in the record which could show any provoking act by the victim which was “sufficiently near in time [to the shooting] to justify the giving of a manslaughter instruction.” People v. Coston, supra at 208, 576 P.2d at 185 . 1981Specifically, it found that no facts appeared in the record which could show any provoking act by the victim which was “sufficiently near in time [to the shooting] to justify the giving of a manslaughter instruction.” People v. Coston, supra at 208, 576 P.2d at 185 . | 1 | 1981–1981 |
Read v. People
green
2 sentences1975People v. Miller, 187 Colo. 239 , 529 P.2d 648 (1974), Hampton v. People, 171 Colo. 153 , 465 P.2d 394 (1970), and Read v. People, 119 Colo. 506 , 205 P.2d 233 (1949). 1975People v. Miller, 187 Colo. 239 , 529 P.2d 648 (1974), Hampton v. People, 171 Colo. 153 , 465 P.2d 394 (1970), and Read v. People, 119 Colo. 506 , 205 P.2d 233 (1949). | 1 | 1975–1975 |
People v. Miller
green
2 sentences1975People v. Miller, 187 Colo. 239 , 529 P.2d 648 (1974), Hampton v. People, 171 Colo. 153 , 465 P.2d 394 (1970), and Read v. People, 119 Colo. 506 , 205 P.2d 233 (1949). 1975People v. Miller, 187 Colo. 239 , 529 P.2d 648 (1974), Hampton v. People, 171 Colo. 153 , 465 P.2d 394 (1970), and Read v. People, 119 Colo. 506 , 205 P.2d 233 (1949). | 1 | 1975–1975 |
Hampton v. People
green
2 sentences1975People v. Miller, 187 Colo. 239 , 529 P.2d 648 (1974), Hampton v. People, 171 Colo. 153 , 465 P.2d 394 (1970), and Read v. People, 119 Colo. 506 , 205 P.2d 233 (1949). 1975People v. Miller, 187 Colo. 239 , 529 P.2d 648 (1974), Hampton v. People, 171 Colo. 153 , 465 P.2d 394 (1970), and Read v. People, 119 Colo. 506 , 205 P.2d 233 (1949). | 1 | 1975–1975 |
McKenna v. People
green
2 sentences1967McKenna v. People, 124 Colo. 112 , 235 P.2d 351 . 1967McKenna v. People, 124 Colo. 112 , 235 P.2d 351 . | 1 | 1967–1967 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.