Ortega v. People

Gilbert Ortega, hereinafter referred to as the “defendant,” was convicted of kidnapping in violation of C.R.S. 1963, 40-2-44(1). The defendant’s conviction of kidnapping was based primarily on the testimony of the victim, Marilyn Markus, and the defendant’s accomplice, Clarence Barela. Both parties testified that the incident occurred one evening when the victim was driving home in the early morning hours. At the insistence of the defendant, who was a passenger in Barela’s car, Barela followed the victim’s car and attempted to force it off the road. After ramming her car and then pursuing it…