PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 25580.

516 P.2d 116 (1973)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Richard JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, In Department.

November 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Moore, Atty. Gen., John E. Bush, Deputy Atty. Gen., David A. Sorenson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rollie R. Rogers, Colorado State Public Defender, J. D. MacFarlane, Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Thomas M. Van Cleave, III, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


GROVES, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of kidnaping and acquitted of rape. He seeks reversal of the conviction. We affirm.

The victim testified as follows: She had been driving home alone at approximately 11:00 p.m. While she was stopped at a traffic signal, the defendant, whom she had never seen before, jumped into her car. After initially stating that he only wanted to ride for a few blocks, the defendant ordered, "You better do what I say. I have...

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