Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 22, 1977No. 26614, 26582 and 26583PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
The defendants, Tommy Lee Johnson and Llewelyn Edward Jones, were charged in multiple counts with different acts of aggravated robbery. Section 18-4-302, C.R.S. 1973. Both defendants were granted separate trials before different juries and were convicted. As to one count, which alleged the commission of a robbery by the defendants, they were jointly tried.
The defendants’ appeals allege several errors occurring during their joint trial: (1) use of prior convictions to impeach their testimony, (2) evidence seized and introduced at trial in violation of the warrant requirement of the Fourth…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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