PEOPLE v. WATKINS

No. 26359.

553 P.2d 819 (1976)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Dean WATKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied September 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Moore, Atty. Gen., John E. Bush, Deputy Atty. Gen., Donna A. Maranchik, Lynne M. Ford, Janet Lee Miller, Asst. Attys. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rollie R. Rogers, Colorado State Public Defender, James F. Dumas, Jr., Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Dorian E.

Welch, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Eugene Beville, Deputy State Public Defender, Colorado Springs, Lee J. Belstock, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


KELLEY, Justice.

This case involves several legal issues surrounding the unique problem of the incourt identification of a defendant whose twin was present at the scene of the alleged crime and the arrest. Defendant was subsequently convicted for dispensing a dangerous drug. 1969 Perm.Supp., C.R. S.1963, 48-8-2. We affirm.

On October 23, 1973, the jury was impanelled and sworn for defendant's trial. The court ordered that the witnesses be sequestered and that...

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