People v. Pickett

Defendant was convicted by a jury in Arapahoe County District Court of felony menacing (section 18-3-206, C.R.S. 1973), possession of an illegal weapon (section 18-12-102, C.R.S. 1973), and carrying a concealed weapon (section 18-12-105, C.R.S. 1973). We affirm.

The charges stemmed from an incident which occurred on May 2, 1975, at an Aurora laundromat. The People’s evidence showed that Janet Little and her three-year-old daughter had entered the laundromat at approximately 8:00 p.m. About twenty minutes later, a man identified as the defendant, came in. While Mrs. Little did her laundry, the…