People v. Stout

The defendant appeals from his conviction for violation of section 18-3-206, C.R.S. 1973, felony menacing, claiming that this statute is unconstitutional as applied and that the evidence in this case was insufficient to support conviction. The record, however, discloses that the judgment of the district court must be affirmed.

The incident forming the basis of the charge involved a slight traffic mishap and an angry and erratic chase between an automobile driven by the defendant and one driven by James Cram. There was evidence that the defendant had tried to force Mr. Cram’s car off the road,…