Legal Opinion
Davis v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 14, 1994No. 92SC788PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mullarkey
We granted certiorari to determine whether the court of appeals in People v. Davis, 849 P.2d 857 (Colo.App.1992) (Davis II), correctly upheld the trial court’s ruling denying the defendant’s Crim.P. 35(c) motion for post-conviction relief. Because we agree with the court of appeals that trial counsel for the defendant was an effective advocate, we affirm.
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The defendant, Gary Lee Davis (Davis), and his now-divorced wife, Rebecca Fincham (Ftaeham), were prosecuted for the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of Virginia May. The jury found Davis guilty of murder in the first degree,1 felony…
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