STEVENS v. PEOPLE

No. 99SC121.

29 P.3d 305 (2001)

David P. STEVENS, Petitioner, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied August 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Kaplan, Colorado State Public Defender, Pamela A. Dayton, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, CO, Attorneys for Petitioner.

Ken Salazar, Attorney General, Barbara McDonnell, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Alan J. Gilbert, Solicitor General, Robert Mark Russel, First Assistant Attorney General, Jerry N. Jones, Special Assistant Attorney General, Appellate Division, Denver, CO, Attorneys for Respondent.


Chief Justice MULLARKEY delivered the Opinion of the Court.

In this murder-for-hire case, the defendant, David Stevens, was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and solicitation to commit first-degree murder, in connection with the February 28, 1993, shooting death of David Seiler.1 The prosecution's theory was that the defendant engaged John Swiger to kill the victim in order to prevent the victim...

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