Legal Opinion
Johnson v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 11, 2019No. 17SC120, JohnsonPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE BOATRIGHT delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶1 In this appeal, we consider whether the court of appeals erred when it held that the trial court's extraneous jury instruction concerning reasonable doubt did not unconstitutionally lower the prosecution's burden of proof. During voir dire, after giving the standard definition of reasonable doubt, the trial court described how hesitating to act relates to having a reasonable doubt. While the trial court's extraneous "hesitate to act" instruction was improper, there is not a reasonable likelihood that it prejudiced the defendant. The…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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