PEOPLE v. ESTRADA

No. 28234.

601 P.2d 619 (1979)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos ESTRADA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing October 29, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., David W. Robbins, Deputy Atty. Gen., Edward G. Donovan, Sol. Gen., James S. Russell, David Schwartz, Asst. Attys. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

J. Gregory Walta, Colorado State Public Defender, Craig L. Truman, Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Steven H. Denman, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


HODGES, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Carlos Estrada, was convicted of first-degree assault upon a police officer, section 18-3-202(1)(e), C.R.S. 1973 (1978 Repl.Vol. 8), and sentenced to a term in the Colorado State Penitentiary. On appeal, he urges reversal. We affirm.

The appellant engaged in a heated discussion with his neighbor, Naranjo, who testified that appellant seemed "a little drunk" and threatened him with a gun. Naranjo called the police, and...

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