# Fields v. People

> Supreme Court of Colorado · February 17, 1987 · 732 P.2d 1145

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9539091

## Case

- **Full name:** Paul Louis FIELDS, Petitioner, v. the PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Colorado
- **Decided:** February 17, 1987
- **Citations:** 732 P.2d 1145; 55 U.S.L.W. 2484; 1987 Colo. LEXIS 491
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Lohr
- **Judges:** Dubofsky, Lohr, Vollack, Erickson
- **Cited by:** 48 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- concluding that peremptories based on religious affiliation violate at least state constitution
- holding that "Spanish-surnamed persons clearly constitute a cognizable group of people" for the purpose of both Sixth Amendment and equal protection claims against the use of peremptory challenges
- holding that Spanish-surnamed people constitute a cognizable group for the purpose of Sixth Amendment and Equal Protection Clause claims against the use of peremptory challenges

## Opinion text

LOHR, Justice,
specially concurring.
I agree with the result reached by the majority. As detailed in part V of the majority opinion, the record does not support a contention that the prosecution peremptorily challenged Spanish-surnamed venirepersons for discriminatory reasons. Under these circumstances, it is unnecessary to address the difficult constitutional issues discussed in detail in the majority opinion, and I think it inadvisable to do so. See People v. Fields, 697 P.2d 749, 761 (Colo.App.1984) (Kelly, J., specially concurring).

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