PEOPLE v. HUNTER

No. 77-094.

607 P.2d 1026 (1979)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Lee HUNTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Division II.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing January 4, 1980.

Certiorari Denied March 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Richard F. Hennessey, Deputy Atty. Gen., Edward G. Donovan, Sol. Gen., John Daniel Dailey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

J. Gregory Walta, Colorado State Public Defender, Michael James Heher, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


STERNBERG, Judge.

Defendant James Lee Hunter appeals his conviction of aggravated robbery and conspiracy. We affirm.

Hunter's major contention on appeal is that the jury was exposed to improper communications from third persons, that the trial court did not take proper steps to determine whether the communications resulted in prejudice to the defendant, and that we must assume that the remarks were prejudicial. The background of this argument is as follows...

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