Legal Opinion
People v. Marquez
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 17, 1984No. 82SA307PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROYIRA, Justice:
Wilfred Delano Marquez, the defendant, appeals his conviction of two counts of aggravated robbery,1 second-degree assault,2 and crime of violence.3 The jury also found the defendant was an habitual criminal.4 We affirm.
I
The charges arose out of a robbery of the Palmer House Motel in Colorado Springs. The prosecution’s evidence established that at approximately 2:30 a.m. on July 6, 1980, two armed men entered the lobby of the motel. One carried an automatic pistol, the other a 12-inch knife. Both men attempted to conceal their identities with bandanas and stocking caps.
The…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. Franklin Delano GipsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- People v. BennettSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
- People v. BartowsheskiSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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3Cited by51 opinions
- People v. WiedemerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- Taylor v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2006
- People v. DrakeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- Commonwealth v. BerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- People v. TennesonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
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