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People v. Beasley

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided December 28, 1979No. 77-877PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge.

Flozell Beasley appeals his conviction of attempted first degree murder, second degree kidnapping, and first degree assault. Beasley entered pleas of not guilty by rea son of insanity and not guilty. Following the verdict of the jury that he was sane at the time of the offenses, a trial was held on his not guilty plea. Beasley asserts that numerous errors were committed during the course of both trials. We reverse.

The People presented evidence that Beasley shot Jesse Jordan in the jaw in a dispute about drugs sold by Jordan. Then he kidnapped Jordan’s female companion and took…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Stull v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1959
  2. Phillips v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1969
  3. Good v. AB Chance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Hughley v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
  5. People v. GoldsberrySupreme Court of Colorado · 1973

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. People v. HardinSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. McCannSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. People v. MadonnaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  4. Gold Rush Investments, Inc. v. G.E. Johnson Construction Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. People v. HendersonColorado Court of Appeals · 1990

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