Legal Opinion
People v. Cooper
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 2008No. 07CA0505PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge
BERNARD.
A jury convicted defendant, Dana Scott Cooper, of felony theft and second degree aggravated motor vehicle theft. On appeal, he raises issues concerning the judgment of conviction and the propriety of the sentence. We affirm the judgment, reverse the sentence in part, affirm it in part, and remand for resentencing.
I.Background
On January 9, 2006, defendant took a 1996 Ford Ranger pickup truck from a Fort Collins Ford dealership, purportedly for a test drive. Thirteen hours later, he was pulled over by the police in Kansas, driving the same pickup truck. He was charged…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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