PEOPLE v. PACHECO

No. 24914.

502 P.2d 70 (1972)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gilbert PACHECO, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

October 24, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duke W. Dunbar, Atty. Gen., John P. Moore, Deputy Atty. Gen., Aurel M. Kelly, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rollie R. Rogers, State Public Defender, J. D. MacFarlane, Chief Deputy State Public Defender, T. Michael Dutton, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


HODGES, Justice.

Defendant Gilbert Pacheco was tried by a jury and found guilty of second degree murder. On appeal, he urges reversal on the following grounds: (1) improper cross-examination of the defendant's expert witness which testimony referred to prior criminal offenses; (2) suggestive identification by the sole eyewitness; and (3) an improper instruction to the jury on presumption of innocence. We hold that none of...

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