Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided December 11, 1997No. 96CA0778PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge KAPELKE.

Defendant, David Anthony Williams, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of attempted robbery, first degree criminal tres pass, and third degree assault. He challenges the sufficiency of the information and also urges that the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury, sua sponte, on the defense of intoxication and by giving an improper jury instruction on the criminal trespass count. In addition, he asserts that reversal is required as a result of improper remarks made by the prosecution during closing argument. We…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Wilson v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
  2. Martinez v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967
  3. People v. GarnerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
  4. Gomez v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967
  5. People v. CloseColorado Court of Appeals · 1993

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
  2. People v. AndersonColorado Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. People v. Kenneth L. GarciaColorado Court of Appeals · 2022

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