Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-1-304 — Former prosecution not a bar.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 3: WHEN PROSECUTION BARRED BY FORMER PROCEEDINGS, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-1-304
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) A former prosecution is not a bar within the meaning of sections 18-1-301 to 18-1-303, if the former prosecution: (a) Was before a court that lacked jurisdiction over the defendant or the offense; or (b) Was procured by the defendant without the knowledge of the appropriate prosecuting official and with the intent to avoid the sentence that otherwise might be imposed; or (c) Resulted in a judgment of conviction that was set aside, reversed, or vacated upon appeal or in any other subsequent judicial proceeding.
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