PEOPLE v. TAYLOR

No. 26412.

544 P.2d 392 (1975)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin A. TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 29, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Moore, Atty. Gen., John E. Bush, Deputy Atty. Gen., Thomas J. Tomazin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rollie R. Rogers, Colo. State Public Defender, James F. Dumas, Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Thomas M. Van Cleave III, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


LEE, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of possession of a weapon by a previous offender, in violation of 1971 Perm.Supp., C.R.S.1963, 40-12-108.1 We affirm the conviction.

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