People v. Gross

1 In this appeal, we review the court of appeals' unpublished decision in People v. Gross, 07CA2255, slip op. at 7, 2010 WL 1241162 (Colo.App. Apr. 1, 2010) (not selected for official publication), reversing the defendant's convictions arising out of a shooting at a campground. The court of appeals concluded that the trial court committed cumulative error by instructing the jury on the initial aggressor doctrine, which was requested by defense counsel; by allowing the prosecutor to argue that the defendant did not satisfy the duty to retreat, a requirement of the initial aggressor jury…