Legal Opinion
Mountjoy, Jr. v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 19, 2018No. Supreme Court Case 16SC653PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE BOATRIGHT delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶1 Christopher Mountjoy was convicted of reckless manslaughter, illegal discharge of a firearm, and tampering with physical evidence after he shot and killed V.M. outside of a motorcycle clubhouse. During sentencing, the trial court found that each crime involved extraordinary aggravating circumstances. In doing so, the trial court relied on factual findings that were made by the jury beyond a reasonable doubt on the related charges as aggravating factors for the offense for which he was being sentenced. As a result, the trial court doubled…
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