PEOPLE v. BASTARDO

No. 26551.

554 P.2d 297 (1976)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan BASTARDO, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

September 13, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Moore, Atty. Gen., John E. Bush, Deputy Atty. Gen., Patricia W. Robb, E. Ronald Beeks, David K. Rees, Asst. Attys. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rollie R. Rogers, Colorado State Public Defender, James F. Dumas, Jr., Chief Deputy State Public Defender, T. Michael Dutton, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


LEE, Justice.

Defendant Juan Bastardo was convicted of murder in the first degree of Robert A. Rivera and of murder in the second degree of Mike Armijo. We affirm the convictions.

The homicides occurred during the early morning hours of March 23, 1972. The People's evidence revealed that the two victims and a friend named Stanley Renner and defendant were in a bar. At approximately the time the bar closed, Rivera, Armijo, and Renner departed from the bar and...

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