Legal Opinion

People v. Triggs

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided March 22, 1976No. 26165PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hodges

After trial to the court, the defendant was found guilty of burglary in which a television set and a number of other items were taken from a residence. On this appeal, the defendant maintains that the trial court erred in denying his motions for judgment of acquittal at the close of the prosecution’s case and at the conclusion of all the evidence. We agree. This record *387reveals that the evidence lacks the sufficiency to sustain this conviction as a matter of law. We therefore reverse the judgment of the trial court.

In brief, the evidence presented at trial showed that between 11:00 a.m. and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lombardi v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1951
  2. Stevenson v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
  3. Solis v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
  4. Drahn v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. AllenColorado Court of Appeals · 1981

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