PEOPLE v. WEST

No. 78-992.

603 P.2d 967 (1979)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael WEST, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals.

Rehearing Denied October 11, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Richard F. Hennessey, Deputy Atty. Gen., Edward G. Donovan, Sol. Gen., Nathan B. Coats, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

J. Gregory Walta, Colorado State Public Defender, Bryan Morgan, Sp. State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


PIERCE, Judge.

Defendant, Michael West, appeals his conviction by a jury of possession of contraband in violation of § 18-8-204.1, C.R.S. 1973 (1978 Repl.Vol. 8). We affirm.

Defendant was charged by information with the possession of a dangerous drug while confined at the Medium Security Unit of the Colorado State Penitentiary. The prosecution's evidence at trial established that marijuana was discovered on defendant during a routine spot check at Medium...

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