Legal Opinion
People v. McCoy
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 14, 1988No. 86SA166PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOHR, Justice.
A jury found the defendant, Weldon Bruce McCoy (“McCoy” or “the defendant”), guilty of one count of theft by receiving, § 18-4-410, 8 C.R.S. (1978). The Arapahoe County District Court treated the offense as a class 2 misdemeanor and sentenced McCoy to a term of three months in the Arapahoe County Jail, with two months suspended. The People appeal from the judgment of conviction, arguing that McCoy should have been convicted and sentenced for a class 4 felony. McCoy cross-appeals, contending that the evidence of the value of the items stolen was insufficient to allow the case to…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- People v. MacIasSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- People v. AustinSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
- Burns v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
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