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PEOPLE v. BRIGGS

No. 25484.

518 P.2d 831 (1974)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wallace Samuel BRIGGS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

January 21, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Moore, Atty. Gen., John E. Bush, Deputy Atty. Gen., E. Ronald Beeks, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rollie R. Rogers, Colo. 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 Briggs was found guilty by a jury of theft in excess of $100. His defense was based solely on the theory that he was so intoxicated at the time of the crime as to be unable to form the specific intent required for conviction of this felony. The alleged theft involved the taking of three men's suits from a retail store. The defendant was stopped outside the store by one of the store clerks who observed...

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