People v. Curren
Colorado Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE CASEBOLT
' 1 Defendant, John Estle Curren, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of accessory to murder in the first degree. He asserts that the trial court violated his statutory and constitutional rights to speedy trial and that the court erred by allowing the prosecution to call his former trial attorney to testify against him. We disagree and affirm.
I. Background
T2 In 2002, defendant was charged with two counts of first degree murder after deliberation, two counts of felony murder, two counts of conspiracy to commit first degree…
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