DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
1100 Judicial Center Drive
Brighton, CO 80601
Phone Number: (303) 659-1161
Appeal from the Thornton Municipal Court,
Case No. 02CR6386, The Hon. Mary J. Dulacki
Plaintiff - Appellee:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO ex rel. THE CITY OF THORNTON
? COURT USE ONLY ?
Defendant - Appellant:
RICHARD E. STANLEY
Case Number:
THE REISCH LAW FIRM, LLC
R. Scott Reisch
Stacey L. Ross
370 Seventeenth Street, Suite 4970 Div.: Ctrm.:
Denver, CO 80202
Telephone: (303) 291-0555
FAX Number: (720) 904-5797
E-mail: rscottreisch@worldnet.att.net
Atty. Reg. No.: 26892
Atty. Reg. No.: 20823
MOTION TO DOCKET APPEAL
COMES NOW the defendant - appellant, Richard E. Stanley (hereinafter "defendant"), by and
through his attorneys, the Reisch Law Firm, LLC, and hereby moves the Court to docket the
appeal from the underlying Thornton Municipal Court judgment.
AS GROUNDS THEREFORE, defendant states as follows:
1. On January 29, 2003, Defendant was found guilty in Thornton Municipal Court of possessing
a dangerous weapon. Defendant was sentenced to ninety days in jail. Defendant timely appealed.
His conviction was affirmed on August 26, 2003, by the Adams County District Court
(Case No. 03CV533).
2. On or about November 10, 2003, defendant filed a motion for post-conviction relief, alleging
among other things that his conviction was obtained in violation of his constitutional right to
counsel. On December 18, 2003, the Thornton Municipal Court denied defendant's motion as untimely.
3. Defendant filed a timely Notice of Appeal in the Thornton Municipal Court, which is attached
as Exhibit A.
4. Defendant respectfully requests that his case be docketed as an appeal with the Adams County
District Court.
5. The filing fee is submitted herewith.
WHEREFORE, defendant requests that this motion be granted.
DATED this ______ day of December, 2003.
Respectfully submitted,
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R. Scott Reisch
Stacey L. Ross
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I do hereby certify that on the ____ day of December, 2003, I ? deposited in the U.S. Mail, or ?
sent via facsimile to the following number: ___________ or ? hand delivered the foregoing MOTION
TO DOCKET APPEAL to the following:
Jacob A. Starkovich
Thornton City Attorney
9500 Civic Center Drive
Thornton, CO 80229-4326
Adams County District Court
Appeals Clerk
1100 Judicial Center Drive
Brighton, CO 80601
Clerk of the Thornton Municipal Court
9500 Civic Center Drive
Thornton, CO 80229
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