PEOPLE v. FLETCHER

No. 74-285.

546 P.2d 980 (1975)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Priestley Cassady FLETCHER, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

Rehearing Denied December 26, 1975.

Certiorari Granted March 1, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., James D. Zimmerman, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Epstein, Lozow & Preblud, P. C., Gary Lozow, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


Selected for Official Publication.

RULAND, Judge.

Alleging various errors in the conduct of his trial, defendant appeals his conviction by a jury of first degree murder under C. R.S.1963, 40-2-3. We reverse and remand the case for a new trial.

I. The Preliminary Hearing

Defendant first contends that the trial court erred in not conducting a hearing to determine his mental competency prior to the preliminary hearing. The facts relative...

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