Legal Opinion
People v. Springsted
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided December 29, 2016No. Court of Appeals No. 15CA0077PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by JUDGE FREYRE
¶ 1 Defendant, Brian K. Springsted, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of first degree murder, one count of conspiracy to commit first degree murder, and two counts of violent crime. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
I. Background
¶ 2 This case involves the shooting death of the victim, Daniel "Chopps" Baird. The prosecution presented evidence that the victim was shot by two different people, and the primary issue at trial was the identity of the second shooter.
¶ 3 The first shooter, codefendant Michael…
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