PEOPLE v. BRAMLETT

No. 27257.

573 P.2d 94 (1977)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William (Rusty) BRAMLETT, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing November 29, 1977.

Rehearing Denied December 26, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Jean E. Dubofsky, Deputy Atty. Gen., Edward G. Donovan, Sol. Gen., Mary J. Mullarkey, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rollie R. Rogers, Colorado State Public Defender, James F. Dumas, Jr., Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Carol L. Gerstl, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


ERICKSON, Justice.

The defendant appeals a conviction for first-degree assault under 1971 Perm.Supp., C.R.S.1963, section 40-3-202(1)(a).1 The only issue raised on appeal concerns the constitutionality of the penalty for first-degree assault as applied to defendants who can establish that they acted with a good faith, but unreasonable belief, that justification existed to use force.

Defendant was the manager of a service station...

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