People v. Hoinville

The defendant, Richard Hoinville, was charged with crimes of first- degree arson 1 , second-degree arson 2 , and conspiracy to commit arson 3 . The jury returned verdicts of not guilty of first and second-degree arson and guilty of conspiracy. Defendant appeals from the conspiracy conviction.

The People concede that under the rule announced in People v. Pleasant, 182 Colo. 144, 511 P.2d 488 (1974), the conspiracy conviction must be set aside because the instructions and verdict forms neglected to specify the substantive crime alleged to be the subject of the conspiracy. We agree that the…