Bailey v. People

We accepted certiorari to review the court of appeals’ decision in People v. Bailey, 41 Colo. App. 504, 595 P.2d 252 (1978), affirming the petitioners’ convictions for bribery of a public official under section 18-8-302, C.R.S. 1973 (1978 Repl. Vol. 8). We reverse.

Petitioner Robert Edwards was employed by the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Effort (CURE), an urban renewal authority organized under section 31-25-101, et seq., C.R.S. 1973. Petitioner Charles Bailey contracted with CURE to perform demolition work on its Alamo Plaza project. Under the contract, Bailey was entitled to all…