People v. Woodard

Opinion by

Judge STERNBERG.

Asserting that the trial court committed error by failing to advise him that he could testify notwithstanding any contrary advice of his lawyer, the defendant, James Woodard, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of aggravated robbery and crime of violence. While we agree the advisement was deficient, we affirm the judgment.

People v. Curtis, 681 P.2d 504 (Colo.1984) established certain procedural safeguards relating to a defendant’s right to testify. No exact litany is prescribed; however, Curtis specifies that the trial…