Legal Opinion

People v. Silva

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided May 27, 1999No. 97CA0962PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge DAVIDSON.

Defendant, Steven Silva, appeals from the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of attempted reckless manslaughter, first degree assault, and second degree assault. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

According to the evidence presented at trial, the two victims and their three friends went to a bar. However, two of the friends were denied admittance because of their age and decided to wait in the truck in which they were riding while the others went inside briefly. Also in the bar were defendant and his two friends. They left at about…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. People v. SpotoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
  2. People v. IbarraSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
  3. People v. JonesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  4. People v. HardinSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  5. Boykin v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1896

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  5. People v. GriffinColorado Court of Appeals · 2009

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