Eder v. People

Opinion by

MR. JUSTICE GROVES.

The defendants Eder and Green were convicted in a jury trial of possession of a narcotic drug. We reverse as to Green for the court’s failure to grant a severance and as to Eder for the court’s refusal to permit his counsel to cross-examine a witness called by Green.

An apartment in Boulder, Colorado was searched under a search warrant and a box containing hashish was seized. The apartment consisted of a living room, a kitchen and two bedrooms, each bedroom containing two beds. The defendants Eder and Green occupied one bedroom, and a Phil Chang and Robert Powell…