PEOPLE v. FLORES

No. 26201.

539 P.2d 1236 (1975)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gonzalo Barrera FLORES, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

August 5, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Moore, Atty. Gen., John E. Bush, Deputy Atty. Gen., Donna A. Maranchik, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, Robert C. Lehnert, Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff-appellee.

William L. Lloyd, Pueblo, for defendant-appellant.


HODGES, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of second-degree murder, and sentenced to a term in the penitentiary. Because the trial court committed error in refusing to allow the defense to present evidence that would have supported the defendant's assertion that the killing was in self-defense, the judgment must be reversed.

The defendant, his wife, and another couple attended a dance in Pueblo. The decedent, Jose Reyes, and his wife, were also present at the...

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