People v. Quintana
Supreme Court of Colorado
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rovira
During and immediately after the murder of Lawrence Martinez, Anthony Joseph Quin-*1369tana Jr. (defendant) made three statements about killing other persons. At trial, the prosecution argued that these statements were admissible under CRE 404(b) to show intent to eliminate witnesses, plan, state of mind and absence of mistake. The trial court concluded that the prosecution could introduce the statements for the limited purposes of establishing intent to commit the crime charged and lack of mistake or accident. In People v. Quintana, No. 91CA1457, slip op. (Colo.App. May 13, 1993) (not selected…
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