People v. Elkhatib

Pursuant to section 16-12-102, C.R.S. 1973 (now in 1978 Repl. Vol. 8), the People appeal two rulings entered by the district court during the defendant’s trial on three counts of theft. We disapprove the rulings of the district court.

Evidence introduced at trial showed that the defendant had solicited an Associated Grocers’ truck driver to steal Associated Grocers’ goods and deliver them to the defendant in return for payment totaling half the value of the goods. The driver informed the police and an Associated Grocers’ superior about the offer. Subsequently, the Colorado Bureau of…