People v. Manzanares

I. Facts and Procedural History

The defendant, Duane Manzanares, was charged with murder in the first degree, section 18-3-102(1)(a), C.R.S. (2005), and assault in the first degree, id. section 18-3-202(1)(a), on August 5, 2005, in Pueblo County District Court. The crimes were alleged to have been committed on June 1, 2005. In early August, the defendant filed a Motion to Appoint a Special Prosecutor, which was followed two days later by a Supplemental Motion to Appoint a Special Prosecutor.

The first motion asserted that “Cecil Turner, formerly a defense attorney who represented Mr.…