Legal Opinion

People v. Motley

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided June 26, 1972No. 24810PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE PRINGLE.

Charles Lucus Motley, hereinafter referred to as appellant, or by name, appeals from his conviction for aggravated robbery. The sole issue to be decided here is whether certain remarks by the prosecutor in his closing rebuttal argument to the jury were prejudicial and improper to an extent requiring a new trial. We hold that the remarks of the prosecutor were not of a nature so prejudicial as to require a new trial, and therefore affirm the judgment of the trial court.

So that the decision of this court may be viewed in a proper perspective, we here set…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Gonzales v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1965
  4. Bizup v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1962
  5. Jordan v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1894

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. People v. MoodySupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  2. People v. SepedaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
  3. People v. RoySupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  4. People v. SextonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
  5. People v. BeckerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975

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