PEOPLE v. ROBINSON

No. 26761.

556 P.2d 466 (1976)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James R. ROBINSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing December 6, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Jean E. Dubofsky, Deputy Atty. Gen., Edward G. Donovan, Sol. Gen., Janet Lee Miller, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rollie R. Rogers, Colorado State Public Defender, James F. Dumas, Jr., Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Mary G. Allen, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


ERICKSON, Justice.

This appeal was taken after the defendant, James R. Robinson, was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. 1971 Perm. Supp., C.R.S.1963, 40-3-102.1 Three primary issues are raised on appeal. First, the admissibility of the defendant's statement to the police is asserted as a basis for reversal. Second, the defendant seeks a new trial on the ground that the jury was permitted to examine...

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