People v. Bowen

ROVIRA, Justice.

The defendant, Walter Lew Bowen, was charged by information with the offense of theft by receiving. 1 Because one of the dates alleged was outside the period of the statute of limitations, 2 the People moved to amend the information. The trial court denied the motion and granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss. We reverse.

On November 8,1977, the Englewood Police Department received a burglary report pertaining to the theft of a number of firearms from the residence of Gary de Koevend. In May 1980, the Denver Police Department informed the Englewood Police Department that one…