People v. Turner

STERNBERG, Judge.

The defendant, Larry David Turner, appeals a judgment of conviction of aggravated robbery entered on a jury verdict of guilty. We reverse.

The prosecution’s evidence established the robbery of a motel and defendant’s identity as the robber. Defendant did not dispute that he committed the offense. He attempted to assert the affirmative defense of involuntary intoxication, § 18-1-804(3), C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl.Vol. 8), contending that he had mistakenly consumed an overdose of a prescribed drug and lacked the capacity to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law.

The trial…