Legal Opinion

People v. Cullen

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided July 26, 1984No. 82CA0937PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TURSI, Judge.

Defendant, Roger Allen Cullen, appeals his convictions by jury of two counts of first degree murder, two counts of second degree kidnapping, and conspiracy. The trial court sentenced defendant to two consecutive life terms for the murder convictions, two concurrent four year terms for the kidnapping convictions, and a concurrent term of twelve years for conspiracy. We affirm.

I

Defendant contends that the trial court erred in failing, sua sponte, to instruct the jury on the issue of the state’s sovereign jurisdiction over the murder offenses. We disagree. The uncontroverted…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BighumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Lane v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  3. Conrad v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1974
  4. People v. BallSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  5. People v. HoltIllinois Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by23 opinions

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