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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 28420.

611 P.2d 973 (1980)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard R. WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied June 30, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander M. Hunter, Jr., Dist. Atty., C. Phillip Miller, Chief Deputy Dist. Atty., Dennis B. Wanebo, Deputy Dist. Atty., Boulder, for plaintiff-appellant.

J. Gregory Walta, Colorado State Public Defender, Norman R. Mueller, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellee.

ROVIRA, Justice.

Pursuant to section 16-12-102, C.R.S. 1973 (now in 1978 Repl.Vol. 8), and C.A.R. 4(b), the People appeal a ruling of the Boulder County District Court that the offense of "holding hostages," as defined in section 18-8-207, C.R.S.1973 (now in 1978 Repl.Vol. 8), is a specific rather than a general intent crime. We disapprove the ruling of the district court.

The criminal proceeding on which this appeal is based arose from the following events...

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