Legal Opinion

People v. Wingfield

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided December 31, 2014No. Court of Appeals No. 12CA1287PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by JUDGE TAUBMAN

¶ 1 Defendant, Joshua Elliot Wingfield, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree possession of contraband, dangerous instrument. We affirm.

I. Background

¶ 2 Wingfield shared a cell with two other inmates at the Arapahoe County Jail. Deputies received a report of a possible escape attempt. Through an intercom, they heard "scraping" and "banging" sounds coming from the cell. As one deputy approached the cell, other deputies monitoring the intercom heard Wingfield say: "Fuck, cops. Flush it. Flush it." When deputies…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Kentucky v. StincerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Appel v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Zoll v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2018
  2. People v. JanisColorado Court of Appeals · 2016
  3. People v. AldridgeColorado Court of Appeals · 2018
  4. Wingfield v. JaquesDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2020

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