Legal Opinion
People v. Bookman
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 21, 1982No. 80SC116PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review the decision of the court of appeals in People v. Bookman, Colo.App., 615 P.2d 44 (1980), which reversed the defendant’s conviction by a jury of reckless manslaughter, section 18-3-104(l)(a), C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl. Vol. 8). We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and remand with directions.
The defendant, Ben Earl Bookman, Jr., was initially charged with two counts of first degree murder, one count of violent crime, one count of first degree sexual assault, and one count of abuse of a corpse. He entered a guilty plea to the misdemean- or…
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