Legal Opinion

People v. Carlson

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided February 6, 1984No. 82CA0057PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ENOCH, Chief Judge.

Defendant, Beverly Carlson, appeals a judgment of conviction entered following a jury trial on a charge of first degree arson. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The charge against defendant was a result of a fire which destroyed her place of business in Fort Collins, Colorado. At her first trial, defendant was convicted, but the trial court subsequently granted her motion for a new trial. On retrial, defendant was again convicted. The judgment entered in the second trial is the subject of this appeal.

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Defendant contends that the trial court erred in allowing testimony…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Harrison v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. People v. BothamSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  3. People v. MadsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  4. People v. DownerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
  5. People v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. StuckSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
  2. People v. RidenourColorado Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. In re People ex rel. K.N.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1999
  4. People v. ThompsonColorado Court of Appeals · 1997
  5. State v. HallMontana Supreme Court · 1988

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