PEOPLE v. MASSEY

No. 77-1029.

649 P.2d 1112 (1980)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wesley MASSEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Rehearing Denied September 18, 1980.

Certiorari Granted February 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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


KELLY, Judge.

Wesley Massey appeals his conviction of escape and his enhanced sentencing under the habitual criminal statute. He argues that the trial court erred in failing properly to instruct the jury on the elements of escape, in denying his motion for change of venue, in denying his motion for a mistrial during jury voir dire, in failing to suppress all references to his arrest, and in improperly instructing on the habitual criminal allegation. We affirm.

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