Legal Opinion
Auman v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 28, 2005No. 02SC885PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENDER, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
In this appeal, we review the court of appeals’ decision in People v. Auman, 67 P.3d 741 (Colo.App.2002), which affirmed Lisl Auman’s convictions for first degree felony murder and second degree burglary.1 We agree with the court of appeals that, as a matter of law, Auman’s arrest did not terminate her liability for felony murder and that whether a co-participant’s arrest terminates his or her immediate flight from the commission of the predicate felony while another participant remains in flight is a question for the jury to decide.
However, proof of the…
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