Legal Opinion

People v. Martinez

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided June 20, 1985No. 83CA0782PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PIERCE, Judge.

Defendant, Joe Martinez, appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict convicting him of public rioting with a deadly weapon. We affirm.

The charges against defendant stem from an incident in which defendant, with others, was involved in the exchange of gunfire where several people were wounded.

I

Defendant first argues the court erred in allowing the prosecutor to introduce evidence during cross-examination of a witness which tended to implicate the defendant in a prior crime. We find no error in prosecution’s cross-examination questions.

Questions to which defendant…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. SmithSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  2. People v. DikemanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
  3. People v. GoffSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
  4. People v. TravisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
  5. Trujillo v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1947

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. HendersonColorado Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Peo in Interest of ParrettColorado Court of Appeals · 2024
  3. Peo in Interest of ParrettColorado Court of Appeals · 2024

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