Legal Opinion

People v. Naranjo

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided May 7, 2015No. Court of Appeals No. 13CA1063PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

JUDGE DUNN

¶ 1 Defendant; Gilbert Arturo Naranjo, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of two counts of felony menacing. He contends that the trial court erred in'declining to instruct the jury on the lesser non-included offense of disorderly conduct with a deadly weapon. We agree, and because we conclude the error was not' harmless, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

I. Background

¶ 2 After a highway confrontation, Naranjo was charged with two counts of felpny menacing. The victims, a father and daughter, testified at a jury trial. The…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Mathews v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. People v. RiveraSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
  4. People v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
  5. People v. TippettSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. NaranjoSupreme Court of Colorado · 2017

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