James v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
1Opinion of the Court
CHIEF JUSTICE COATS delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶1 James sought review of the court of appeals' judgment affirming his conviction for possession of methamphetamine. Upon realizing that it had failed to discharge the alternate juror before the jury retired to deliberate, the district court recalled and dismissed the alternate; instructed the jury to continue on with deliberations uninfluenced by anything the alternate may have said or done; and denied the defense motion for dismissal or mistrial. The court of appeals concluded that the trial court's error in allowing the alternate juror…
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