Legal Opinion
People v. Barron
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 12, 1984No. 81SA483PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Chief Justice.
The prosecution has appealed an order which dismissed an information charging the defendant, John A. Barron, with criminal contempt. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I
John A. Barron was a bailiff sworn to take charge of a sequestered jury in the murder trial of Lewis Roger Moore. As bailiff, he took an oath to keep from the jury all newspapers, television programs, and any other materials which might bear in any way upon the jurors’ independent assessment of the particular facts in the case. He also swore that he would not…
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