Legal Opinion
People v. Chastain
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 16, 1987No. 85SA68PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Justice.
Defendant Jerry Lee Chastain (Chastain or defendant) was convicted by a jury of possession of burglary tools, § 18-4-205, 8B C.R.S. (1986). He appeals asserting four grounds for reversal: (1) the Colorado burglary tool statute is unconstitutional; (2) the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to support the jury’s verdict; (3) the trial court abused its discretion in failing to grant a mistrial when the defend^ ant’s subpoenaed witness did not appear at trial; and (4) statements and evidence obtained from the defendant by a private security guard were illegally…
2Cases cited62 opinions
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3Cited by50 opinions
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