Legal Opinion
People v. Abdu
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided May 14, 2009No. 05CA1083PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge CONNELLY,
Defendant, Aymen A. Abdu, was convicted after a jury trial of one count of second degree assault, and was sentenced to two years in prison. His appeal asserts violations of the constitutional right to self-representation, the statutory right to a speedy trial, and the constitutional right to preservation of evidence. We affirm.
I. Background
Defendant was jailed after a dispute with a gas station attendant. The one assault count on which defendant was convicted was for spitting at a nurse in the jail.
IL Discussion
A. The Self-Representation Issue
Defendant contends the…
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