People v. Moore

The defendant, when twenty-six years old, engaged in a brief but amorous relationship with a fifteen-year-old girl. He promised to take her from Colorado to California, to buy her clothes, and to marry her. She left home with him, informing her parents by a note that she would be gone indefinitely. Authorities apprehended the couple in Las Vegas, Nevada, the following day.

On February 25, 1975, a jury found the defendant guilty of Violation of Custody (section 18-3-304, C.R.S. 1973). Without asking for or obtaining an extension of time to file his motion for a new trial, the defendant filed…