PEOPLE v. SHARPE

No. 25377.

514 P.2d 1138 (1973)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jay M. SHARPE, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

October 9, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duke W. Dunbar, Atty. Gen., John P. Moore, Deputy Atty. Gen., Sara Duncan, Robert C. Lehnert, Asst. Attys. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rollie R. Rogers, Colo. State Public Defender, J. D. MacFarlane, Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Lee Belstock, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


LEE, Justice.

Jay M. Sharpe was convicted by a jury in the Denver district court of forcible rape (C.R.S.1963, 40-2-25(1) (e)) and unnatural carnal copulation (C.R.S.1963, 40-2-31). He was acquitted of a third charge, assault with a deadly weapon.

Appellant asserts six grounds for reversal which we find to be without merit, and we therefore affirm the convictions.

A brief summary of the People's evidence shows that appellant, using an assumed name...

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