Legal Opinion
People v. Melanson
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided October 10, 1996No. 93CA1777PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge TAUBMAN.
In a prosecution premised on the disappearance of a woman in 1974, defendant, Roy A. Melanson, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree murder. We affirm.
Testimony at the trial in August 1993 revealed the following facts. On August 30, 1974, defendant and an acquaintance were driving toward Gunnison, Colorado, when they experienced car trouble. They were picked up by the victim, a 25-year-old woman who was preparing for a five-day backpacking and photography trip. The acquaintance was dropped off at a bar, and…
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