People v. Flores

Defendant was convicted of second-degree murder, and sentenced to a term in the penitentiary. Because the trial court committed error in refusing to allow the defense to present evidence that would have supported the defendant’s assertion that the killing was in self-defense, the judgment must be reversed.

The defendant, his wife, and another couple attended a dance in Pueblo. The decedent, Jose Reyes, and his wife, were also present at the dance. At one point during the evening, the defendant asked the decedent to discuss a disputed debt. The defendant testified that while outside the…