Legal Opinion

People v. Lovato

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided March 12, 1973No. 25141PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

MR. JUSTICE GROVES.

The defendant was found guilty of attempted burglary in the second degree. 1967 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-25-1 and 40-3-5(2). We affirm.

The jury retired to deliberate the case during.the afternoon of June 24, 1970. At approximately 11:00 a.m. the following morning, the foreman of the jury sent a note to the court, which read as follows:

“We, the jury, have reached an inpast (sic) upon the verdict and cannot in all good conscience be alligned (sic) into the same decision
“To alter this inpast (sic) for a sake of an unanimous decision could amount to intimidation…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. McCune v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
  2. Taylor v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
  3. White v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1926
  4. Mills v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
  5. Nieto v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1966

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Leonardo v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  2. Germany v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  3. People v. LangfordSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
  4. People v. HillSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
  5. People v. GermanyColorado Court of Appeals · 1978

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