People v. Frysig

LOHR, Justice.

The defendant, Donald Frysig, was convicted of attempt to commit first-degree sexual assault, sections 18-2-101(1), C.R.S. 1973 (1978 Repl.Vol. 8) and 18-3-402, C.R.S. 1973 (1978 Repl.Vol. 8), as the result of a jury trial. In this appeal from that conviction, the defendant challenges the adequacy of the jury instructions and presents a question of first impression concerning the construction of our criminal attempt statute. Finding that the instructions reflect a correct interpretation of the law and that they are otherwise adequate, we affirm the judgment of conviction.

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