Legal Opinion
People v. Owens
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided October 11, 1983No. 81SA531PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBOFSKY, Justice.
The defendant, John M. Owens, appeals his conviction of unlawful use of an incendiary device under section 18-12-109(4), C.R. S.1973 (1978 RepLVol. 8), 1 after a jury trial in Denver District Court. We affirm the judgment.
On June 2, 1980, Linda Yakich took her Volkswagen to a garage for a routine safety inspection. A mechanic opened the rear engine compartment to replace a light bulb and found several unusual items. The mechanic called the Denver police, and an officer of the Denver Bomb Squad arrived to inspect the car.
At trial the Bomb Squad officer testified that he found…
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