PEOPLE v. MORELAND

No. 26536.

567 P.2d 355 (1977)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald Bruce MORELAND, John Otto Hopper, and Joseph E. Valentine, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied August 22, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Jean E. Dubofsky, Deputy Atty. Gen., Edward G. Donovan, Sol. Gen., Denver, Dan B. Fahrney, Chief Deputy Dist. Atty., Noland L. Brown, Dist. Atty., Golden, 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, for defendants-appellants.


KELLEY, Justice.

The three codefendants involved appeal their convictions for first-degree felony murder,1 aggravated robbery,2 and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery.3 We affirm as to Hopper and Valentine and reverse as to Moreland.

I. Facts Relating to Offenses Charged

Moreland had been a neighbor of Jack Sudders (the murder victim) and his wife Vera. Mrs...

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