Legal Opinion
People v. Banks
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided September 27, 2012No. 08CA0105PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge GRAHAM.
¶ 1 Defendant, Tenarro Banks, appeals his judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree murder and his sentence of life imprisonment without parole. We affirm the judgment, affirm the sentence in part and vacate it in part, and remand to the trial court for resentencing.
I. Background
¶ 2 On December 11, 2004, defendant, then age fifteen, attended a house party in a neighborhood connected with the Tre Tre Crips gang. Defendant was a member of the gang. Defendant confronted the sixteen-year-old victim about his wearing colors of the…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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