People v. Alexis

We granted certiorari to review People v. Alexis, 794 P.2d 1029 (Colo.App.1990). A jury found Michael Alexis guilty of felony murder, second-degree burglary, aggravated robbery, and theft. On. appeal, the conviction was reversed and the case was remanded for a new trial. The court of appeals held that reversible error occurred when the trial judge refused to clarify the meaning of a stipulation after the jury, during the course of deliberations, submitted the following question to the court: “On the stipulation, did the defendant knowingly agree to the stipulation as indicated in instruction…