Legal Opinion

People v. Coca

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided April 22, 1974No. 25714PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

MR. JUSTICE LEE.

Appellant was charged by information with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, and theft. He was acquitted by a jury of burglary but convicted of conspiracy to commit burglary. The court declared a mistrial as to the theft count, upon which the jury could not agree.

Appellant seeks reversal of his conspiracy conviction, contending that the verdict of guilty to the conspiracy count was inconsistent and irreconcilable with the verdict of not guilty on the burglary count. He further contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict of guilt. We…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Robles v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1966
  2. Maisel v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1968
  3. Armijo v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1969
  4. Hughes v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
  5. Bates v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. AlbersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
  2. Marquiz v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  3. People v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  4. People v. HarrisonColorado Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. People v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981

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