Legal Opinion

People v. Hall

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided April 11, 2002No. 00CA0845PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge ROTHENBERG.

Defendant, Janice Hall, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding her guilty of first degree murder after deliberation. Defendant’s primary contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that before she could be convicted, all jurors had to agree unanimously which of the prosecution’s alternative theories supported the first degree murder count. Because we conclude the trial court did not err, we affirm.

Defendant’s husband (the victim) was shot and killed while he and defendant were on a hunting trip. A…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Schad v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Johnson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Lujan v. Colorado State Board of EducationSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  4. People v. District Court for County of JeffersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1968
  5. Holland v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. ClarkColorado Court of Appeals · 2015
  2. People v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
  3. People v. VillarrealColorado Court of Appeals · 2005
  4. State v. MartinezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  5. People v. AumanColorado Court of Appeals · 2003

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