People v. Thompson

Opinion by

Judge BRIGGS.

Defendant, Larry Thompson, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree murder after deliberation. He contends the trial court erred in upholding as constitutional Colorado’s spousal privilege law, § 13-90-107(l)(a)(II), C.R.S. (1996 Cum.Supp.). He also challenges several of the court’s eviden-tiary rulings. We affirm.

In November 1991, in Denver, Colorado, a purported drug dealer was stabbed to death, tied with an electrical cord, wrapped in a blanket, and left in an alley. No suspects were identified at the time.

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