Legal Opinion

People v. Trefethen

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided November 12, 1987No. 85CA1743PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PIERCE, Judge.

Defendant, David Charles Trefethen, appeals a judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of aggravated robbery, two counts of felony menacing, and one count violent crime. We affirm.

In March 1985, a supermarket was robbed by a man with a shotgun. Four witnesses saw the robber place the stolen money in a brown paper sack. In addition to describing the man, the witnesses noticed that he was wearing cowboy boots and a tan jacket.

From the witnesses’ descriptions, a photo array was formed, and each witness identified the defendant as the perpetrator. These…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. GladneySupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
  2. Wilkinson v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1969
  3. People v. ThorpeColorado Court of Appeals · 1977

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Fletcher v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2007
  2. People v. TaylorColorado Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. Clough v. Williams Production RMT Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. Maxwell v. United Services Automobile Ass'nColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  5. v. BurnellColorado Court of Appeals · 2019

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