Idrogo v. People

Appellant Anthony M. Idrogo was convicted by a jury of the offenses of reckless manslaughter, in violation of section 18-3-*753104(l)(a), 8B C.R.S. (1986),1 and crime of violence, in violation of section 16-11-309, 8A C.R.S. (1986). The jury also found Idro-go to be a habitual criminal, in violation of section 16-13-101(2), 8A C.R.S. (1986). At trial, Idrogo tendered a jury instruction describing the limits of a person’s duty to retreat when attacked by another person. The trial court refused to give the instruction to the jury, and the Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision in…