Wood v. People

In 2006, a jury convicted David Henry Wood of manslaughter for fatally shooting a person in his apartment during a drug transaction. On direct appeal, Wood argued that the trial court erred in denying his pretrial request for immunity from prosecution under section 18-1-704.5, C.R.S. (2010), the "make-my-day" statute. The court of appeals declined to address Wood's challenge to the trial court's pretrial order, concluding that such an order is unreviewable on appeal. People v. Wood, 280 P.3d 1223, 1225-26 (Colo.App.2009). We granted Wood's petition for a writ of certiorari to review the court…